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Stanley Kubrick’s final film is set in New York – but the famously exacting director barely left England to make it. He rebuilt Greenwich Village on a London soundstage, dressed English stately homes as Manhattan mansions, and shot the whole nocturnal odyssey without ever crossing the Atlantic.
Where was Eyes Wide Shut filmed?
Eyes Wide Shut was filmed almost entirely in England – London studios and streets, Highclere Castle and Elveden Hall – with only brief second-unit footage in New York.
Every Eyes Wide Shut location, explained
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New York, rebuilt in London
Kubrick recreated a stretch of Greenwich Village at Pinewood Studios and on London streets, reportedly measuring the real New York blocks to reproduce them exactly.
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The masked-ball mansion – Highclere Castle
The notorious secret-society mansion “Somerton” used Highclere Castle in Hampshire – better known now as Downton Abbey – for its exteriors and grand rooms.
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Elveden Hall – the interiors
Opulent interiors used Elveden Hall in Suffolk, a lavish, then-empty stately home favoured by filmmakers.
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New York, for real – briefly
Only a little establishing footage was shot in the real New York, including Central Park’s transverses.
Planning a visit
Highclere Castle in Hampshire is open to visitors – now famous as Downton Abbey – and stands in here for the film’s most infamous location, a very different kind of gathering.
Eyes Wide Shut Fun Facts
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New York was built in England Kubrick, who disliked flying, recreated Greenwich Village on a London soundstage rather than film in New York.
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Measured to the inch The production reportedly sent researchers to measure real Manhattan streets so the set could match them precisely.
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The orgy mansion is Downton Abbey The masked-ball ‘Somerton’ exteriors used Highclere Castle, now world-famous as Downton Abbey.
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Kubrick's last film It was Stanley Kubrick’s final film; he died just days after delivering his cut.
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A record-breaking shoot Its lengthy production holds a record as one of the longest continuous film shoots.
Frequently Asked Questions
Was Eyes Wide Shut filmed in New York?
Barely – Kubrick recreated New York in London, shooting only minor establishing footage in the real city.
Where is the masked-ball mansion?
Its exteriors used Highclere Castle in Hampshire, now famous as Downton Abbey.
