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Where was Philadelphia filmed?

1993 film, directed by Jonathan Demme.

  • Philadelphia City Hall

The story is set in Philadelphia, so the filming stayed close to the setting.

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Where it’s set vs. where it was filmed

Set in
Philadelphia
Filmed in
Philadelphia City Hall
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About Philadelphia

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Released
1993
Director
Jonathan Demme
Cast
Tom HanksJason RobardsMary SteenburgenAntonio BanderasJoanne WoodwardCharles NapierAnna Deavere SmithRon VawterBradley Whitford
Genre
TrialDramaLgbtq-related
Awards
Academy Award for Best Actor; Academy Award for Best Original Song; National Board of Review: Top Ten Films

He conceals his homosexuality and his status as an AIDS patient from others in the office.

Beckett is given an important lawsuit to file before the statute of limitations runs out in 10 days.

The paperwork is found and the suit filed on time, but Beckett is fired due to his incompetence.

Famous lines from Philadelphia

Could you name the film from one of these? Famous lines turn up in the daily game.

  • Charles Dickens, American Notes, ch. VII.Philadelphia
  • Why, this is the finest city in the state of Maryland!Philadelphia
  • Here lies W. C. Fields. I would rather be living in Philadelphia.Philadelphia
  • Philadelphia fans don't discriminate enough. They boo everybody. In Boston and Pittsburgh, they only booed me.Philadelphia
  • Philadelphia was the first city to foresee the advantages of a Federal constitution and oatmeal as a breakfast food.Philadelphia

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