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Return to Paradise

Eastern State Penitentiary

Philadelphia · United States  ·  Malaysian prison stand-in

Return to Paradise filmed at Eastern State Penitentiary, Philadelphia. This former prison was dressed to look like a Malaysian jail in a 1998 drama. On screen it's Malaysian prison.

Eastern State Penitentiary, Philadelphia

Where to go

39.968333, -75.1725

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

Good to know

Title
Return to Paradise (1998)
On screen
Malaysian prison
In real life
Eastern State Penitentiary, Philadelphia
Can you visit?
Open to the public, ticketed
Time to allow
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Confidence
Probable

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Eastern State Penitentiary today

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Questions

Where exactly did Return to Paradise film at Eastern State Penitentiary?
At 39.968333, -75.1725 in Philadelphia. Named in published production coverage; the coordinate is the place itself, checked against a gazetteer.
Can you visit Eastern State Penitentiary?
Open to the public, ticketed.
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