29 Classic Movie Settings and Locations that Brought Stories to Life

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May 31, 2025

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Film locations are just as important as the plot and characters. Discover how classic movie settings have shaped some of the most memorable scenes. Take our location trivia to prove your knowledge of cinema’s great landmarks.

Experience how these iconic settings brought stories to life and left lasting impressions on audiences. Each location, chosen with care, provides insight into the narrative’s cultural and historical context.

Keen for more? Engage with trivia about the genres and themes captivating audiences in the 1950s, or explore how these settings are being reimagined today.

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Peyton Place is set in which part of America?

Midwest

Florida

Alaska

New England

1953 movie Mogambo is set in which country?

India

Australia

Kenya

Egypt

Troops from which country are running the camp in Bridge on the River Kwai?

Japan

India

Australia

China

From Here to Eternity is set in which part of the US?

Montana

New England

California

Hawaii

What is the setting for 1956 movie Trapeze?

Hospital

Cruise ship

Bank

Circus

Which king’s mines were a subject of a 1950 movie?

Samurai

Solomon

Samuel

Sanderson

12 Angry Men is set in which building?

Hospital

Courthouse

Army Barracks

Prison

Who was told to beware in the title of the 1952 movie?

Artist

Soldier

Pilot

Sailor

The movie Sayonara is set in which country?

Japan

Thailand

Vietnam

Malaysia

What part of the Pacific featured in the 1958 musical movie?

North

South

West

East

Where was the gunfight in the 1957 movie?

AK Corral

DK Corral

OK Corral

MK Corral

What character does Burt Lancaster play in Gunfight at the OK Corral?

Wyatt Earp

Butch Cassidy

Annie Oakley

Ned Kelly

The 1952 movie is the Bad and the what?

Worse

Thieves

Beautiful

Princesses

What was the name of the lead character in Around the World in 80 Days?

Inspector Fix

Phileas Fogg

Theophilus Ticket

Archibald Visa

Who plays Colonel Nicholson in Bridge on the River Kwai?

Alec Guinness

Laurence Olivier

John Gielgud

David Niven

12 Angry Men is about a trial for which crime?

Robbery

Kidnapping

Murder

Fraud

Who stars as Constance MacKenzie in Peyton Place?

Vivien Leigh

Audrey Hepburn

Grace Kelly

Lana Turner

1957 movie Sayonara is set during which conflict?

Vietnam War

World War 2

Boer War

Korean War

In the 1957 movie, David Niven went around the world in how many days?

Bridge on the River Kwai is set during which conflict?

English Civil War

World War 2

Vietnam War

World War 1

1954 action movie Vera Cruz is set in which country?

Egypt

Mexico

Greece

France

Demetrius and the Gladiators is set in which ancient city?

Babylon

Athens

Rome

Luxor

In which state did James Dean die in a car crash in 1955?

California

Maryland

Texas

Alaska

Drizella and Anastasia are the sisters of which 1950 Disney heroine?

Snow White

Maid Marion

Cinderella

Princess Anna

1951 movie Quo Vadis was set in which ancient civilisation?

Egyptian

Roman

Indian

Persian

Where is 1953 movie Stalag 17 set?

Prison Camp

Sports Stadium

Hospital

Circus

1959 movie The mommy is set in which century?

18th

20th

16th

19th

Mister Roberts is set on which type of transport?

Train

Bus

Aeroplane

Ship

The 1954 movie was about a creature from which color of lagoon?

Green

Black

Blue

Red

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