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Raiders Of The Lost Ark

La Pallice

La Rochelle · France  ·  Ark unloaded at U-boat base

Raiders Of The Lost Ark filmed at La Pallice, La Rochelle. The Ark is unloaded at a former German submarine base in this commercial port. On screen it's Island in the Mediterranean; Nazi dock.

La Pallice, La Rochelle
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Where to go

46.158333, -1.227778

Probable Named in published production coverage; the coordinate is the place itself, checked against a gazetteer.

Good to know

Title
Raiders Of The Lost Ark (1981)
On screen
Island in the Mediterranean; Nazi dock
In real life
La Pallice, La Rochelle
Can you visit?
Access not confirmed
Time to allow
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Confidence
Probable

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Questions

Where exactly did Raiders Of The Lost Ark film at La Pallice?
At 46.158333, -1.227778 in La Rochelle. Named in published production coverage; the coordinate is the place itself, checked against a gazetteer.
Can you visit La Pallice?
Access not confirmed.
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