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Munich filming locations in Malta

Steven Spielberg's Munich (2005) used Malta to stand in for Tel Aviv, Rome, Beirut, Athens and Cyprus, filming at Sliema's Tower Road, Valletta's Republic Square, Rabat's St Paul's Square, Cospicua's docks and Bugibba.

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Where was Munich filmed in Malta?

Spielberg's Mossad thriller is one of the best examples of Malta doubling for half the Mediterranean. Sliema's Tower Road promenade became the seafront of 'Tel Aviv', the café terrace in Republic Square in Valletta and the square in front of St Paul's Church in Rabat both played 'Rome', the old dock at Cospicua became the 'Beirut' dockside, and the British Hotel on Battery Street in Valletta was the 'Aristides Hotel' in 'Athens'. A Bugibba hotel stood in for the Olympic Hotel in 'Cyprus'. Many interiors were shot in private homes around the island.

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Valletta

St Ursula Street

St Ursula Street and nearby St Nicholas Street in Valletta are the narrow streets where Jurassic World Dominion (2022) filmed its truck chase, and the British Hotel at the street's harbour end played the 'Athens' hotel in Spielberg's Munich (2005).

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Valletta

Republic Square

Republic Square, the café-filled square in front of the National Library on Valletta's Republic Street, played a terrace café in 'Rome' in Steven Spielberg's Munich (2005).

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Cospicua (Bormla)

Dock No. 1

Dock No. 1 in Cospicua, the old dry dock at the head of Dockyard Creek, stood in for the 'Beirut' dockside where three targets are killed in Steven Spielberg's Munich (2005).

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Rabat

St Paul's Square, Rabat

The square in front of St Paul's Church in Rabat, just outside Mdina, became a 'Roman' piazza where the Mossad team meets at an outdoor café in Steven Spielberg's Munich (2005).

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Sliema

Tower Road Promenade

Tower Road, Sliema's long seafront promenade, played the seafront of 'Tel Aviv' in Steven Spielberg's Munich (2005), where Ephraim tells Avner he will lead the Mossad team.

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  1. MunichThe British Hotel at 40 Battery Street, at the harbour end of St Ursula Street, is the Athens hotel where the bomb hidden in a TV set malfunctions — played 'Aristides Hotel', AthensSt Ursula Street →
  2. MunichThe outdoor café in front of the National Library is where Avner meets members of his team in 'Rome' — played A terrace café in RomeRepublic Square →
  3. MunichThe 'Beirut' dockside where the Mossad team comes ashore for the raid in which three targets are dispatched — played Beirut docksideDock No. 1 →
  4. MunichAfter the first killing, the team meets at an outdoor café in the square in front of St Paul's Church; Clara arrives at the rendezvous to celebrate with Avner — played A piazza in RomeSt Paul's Square, Rabat →
  5. MunichAvner and Ephraim walk along the seafront promenade as Ephraim tells him he will lead the team — played Tel Aviv seafrontTower Road Promenade →

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The exact spot and camera angle for every Munich scene in Malta.

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