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The Italian Job

Kilmainham Gaol

Dublin · Ireland  ·  Prison release and staircase walk

The Italian Job filmed at Kilmainham Gaol, Dublin. A former Dublin jail that stood in for a London prison, hosting a release scene and a staircase walk. On screen it's Wormwood Scrubs.

Kilmainham Gaol, Dublin

Where to go

53.341667, -6.309444

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

Good to know

Title
The Italian Job (1969)
On screen
Wormwood Scrubs
In real life
Kilmainham Gaol, Dublin
Can you visit?
Open to the public, ticketed
Time to allow
—
Confidence
Probable

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Questions

Where exactly did The Italian Job film at Kilmainham Gaol?
At 53.341667, -6.309444 in Dublin. Named in published production coverage; the coordinate is the place itself, checked against a gazetteer.
Can you visit Kilmainham Gaol?
Open to the public, ticketed.
What else was filmed near Kilmainham Gaol?
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