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The Green Mile

Tennessee State Penitentiary

Nashville · United States  ·  Death Row prison

The Green Mile filmed at Tennessee State Penitentiary, Nashville. The Cold Mountain death row prison is this old penitentiary, closed since 1992 and not open to visitors. On screen it's Cold Mountain Penitentiary.

Tennessee State Penitentiary, Nashville
Photograph: Erik Hollander · The Worldwide Guide To Movie Locations

Where to go

36.17224, -86.888947

Probable Named in published production coverage; the coordinate is the place itself, checked against a gazetteer. This is a street or a long feature — the coordinate is a representative point on it, not a single spot.

Good to know

Title
The Green Mile (1999)
On screen
Cold Mountain Penitentiary
In real life
Tennessee State Penitentiary, Nashville
Can you visit?
Closed to visitors
Time to allow
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Confidence
Probable

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Questions

Where exactly did The Green Mile film at Tennessee State Penitentiary?
At 36.17224, -86.888947 in Nashville. Named in published production coverage; the coordinate is the place itself, checked against a gazetteer. This is a street or a long feature — the coordinate is a representative point on it, not a single spot.
Can you visit Tennessee State Penitentiary?
Closed to visitors.
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