| Movies are a creative world of imagination and | | | | their way into movies and one of the most |
| wonder. And does anything evoke this feeling of | | | | famous, and oldest, is Spis Castle in Slovakia. It |
| wonder more than castles? They represent | | | | was built in the twelfth century and has been the |
| power, wealth, mystery and many other things | | | | setting for movies such as Dragon Heart, Phoenix, |
| so they make a perfect setting for movies not | | | | Kull the Conquerer, The Lion in Winter and The |
| just about knights but movies about many other | | | | Last Legion. |
| things. | | | | British Castles in the Movies |
| Castles and Movies - A history intertwined | | | | There are many British castles, and there are |
| Medieval castles have been used in movies since | | | | many movies that feature British castles. These |
| the earliest movies were made. The silent horror | | | | movies tend to be more about the later middle |
| movie Nosferatu that was made in 1922 was | | | | ages and the Victorian era where the castles |
| filmed in Oratu castle. This beautiful and very | | | | serve as a lush setting for the political and social |
| ominous castle was built on the Orava River in | | | | intricacies of the times. Two excellent examples |
| Slovakia around the fourteenth century. The use | | | | of this are the movie Shakespeare in Love, which |
| of medieval castles continues to this day with | | | | was filmed in Broughton Castle and Remains of |
| many scenes from contemporary movies including | | | | the Day, which was filmed in Powderham Castle. |
| the Harry Potter movies being filmed in castles. | | | | This Victorian era use of British castles wasn't |
| Scottish Castles in the Movies | | | | exclusive though. There are many English castles |
| Scottish castles are a very popular setting for | | | | that have a feel of the middle ages and Old |
| movies that take place in the middle ages or | | | | Wordour castle was used as the ancestral home |
| require a really old and medieval feeling. One of | | | | of Robin Hood in Kevin Costner's Robin Hood |
| the most popular castles for this is castle Eilian | | | | Prince of Thieves. |
| Donan which has been used in many movies such | | | | Other Countries and other Medieval Castles |
| as Highlander, Highlander End Game, and the | | | | Some other other countries with medieval castles |
| James Bond movie The World is not Enough | | | | that have been used in movies include the Italian |
| where it was the northern base for the British | | | | Rocca Calascio Castle found in the Abruzzo |
| Secret Service. Another popular Scottish castle | | | | province and used in the filming of the 1985 |
| for filmmaking is Doune Castle, which was used | | | | Michelle Pfeiffer movie Ladyhawke. Germany has |
| extensively in the making of the cult classic Monty | | | | many medieval castles that have been used in |
| Python and the Holy Grail. | | | | movies and Sean Connery's The Name of the |
| Eastern European Castles | | | | Rose was filmed in and around Eberbach Cloister |
| Eastern Europe has many castles that have found | | | | on the Rhine River. |