Wicklow Town
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Year
2002
Other locations used in this film
- Mianaigh Luaidhe Ghleann Dasáin
- Wicklow Head
Director
- Rob Bowman
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Starring
- Christian Bale
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- Matthew McConaughey
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Synopsis
THE year is 2024. The world has been almost destroyed by fire-breathing dragons and the last surviving humans live in a castle in a remote part of England.
Description
The Black Castle ruin and surrounding grounds, in Wicklow Town, were used as a graveyard. Ardmore studios hosted this film and it’s production offices.
Year
2011
Other locations used in this film
The film was mostly shot in Connemara, Co. Galway but a number of key scenes were shot in Wicklow.
Director
- John Michael McDonagh
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Starring
Synopsis
THE GUARD is a comedy-thriller set on the west coast of Ireland. An unorthodox Garda, Boyle (Brendan Gleeson) joins forces with a straight-laced FBI agent named Everett, (Don Cheadle) to take on an international drug smuggling gang in Connemara’s Gaeltacht. A murder which appears to be the work of an occult serial killer is the first incident, the relevance of which is then revealed by Boyle in a briefing by an FBI agent, sent to liaise with the Gardai. A web of bribery, blackmail and killings ensues. Boyle and Everett form an unlikely alliance and bring about a bloody climax.This is the most successful independent Irish film of all time in terms of Irish box-office receipts. Locations: The Black Castle & the harbour in Wicklow Town
Description
The film was mostly shot in Connemara, Co. Galway but a number of key scenes were shot in Wicklow. The final gunfight on the pier was shot at Wicklow Harbour. The harbour scene was shot over six days and depicts a police raid on a smugglers boat. Some of the filming took place at night with the pier brightly illuminated by spotlights and the use of blank ammunition to stage the shootout.
Year
1988
Other locations used in this film
- The Black Castle
- Wicklow Golf Club
- Bóthar Dhún Borr
Director
- Francis Megahy
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Starring
Synopsis
An Irish tough-guy debt collector is asked by his local community to help rid the town of developers bent on building a chemical plant on the outskirts of town. The developers are ruthless and have sent their heavies into town to keep the locals quiet.
Description
Most of the film was shot in and around Wicklow Town. It’ an iconic 1980’s Irish film and provides an interesting record of the appearance of the town at the time.
Year
2013
Other locations used in this film
- Ashford Studios
- Travelahawk Beach
- Blessington Lakes
- Lough Dan
- Lough Tay
- Powerscourt Waterfall
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- Avoca Mines
Director
- Michael Hirst
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Starring
Synopsis
Vikings transports us to the brutal and mysterious world of Ragnar Lothbrok, a Viking warrior and farmer who yearns to explore–and raid–the distant shores across the ocean.
Description
The Viking Series premiered on March 3, 2013 on the History Channel and ran for a total of six seasons with broadcasting throughout the world! The series was mostly shot in County Wicklow at the Ashford Studios. With 60km of shoreline along the Irish Sea, the many lakes and mountains and Ireland’s largest forest area, Wicklow’s landscape offered the ideal diversity of locations to fit the many outdoor scenes. It’s on the shore of the famous lough Tay that the set of the viking settlement of Kattegat is regularly set up. The Lake can be best viewed from the Military Road. Over the years of shooting, spotting Vikings’ Long ships along the Wicklow Coast was not unusual especially between the Black Castle in Wicklow Town and Brittas Bay.
