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Where was The Curious Case of Benjamin Button filmed?

2009 film, directed by David Fincher.

  • New Orleans

The story is set in New Orleans, Florida, so the filming stayed close to the setting.

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Where it’s set vs. where it was filmed

Set in
New Orleans, Florida; New York City; Paris; Murmansk
Filmed in
New Orleans
Distance
About 1,167 miles (1,879 km) between New York City and the nearest filming location.
Distance
About 4,794 miles (7,715 km) between Paris and the nearest filming location.
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About The Curious Case of Benjamin Button

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Released
2009
Director
David Fincher
Cast
Brad PittCate BlanchettTaraji P. HensonJulia OrmondTilda SwintonMahershala AliJared HarrisJason FlemyngElias KoteasFaune A. Chambers
Genre
RomanceFantasyDramaSpeculative Fiction
Based on
The Curious Case of Benjamin Button
Awards
Academy Award for Best Makeup and Hairstyling; Academy Award for Best Production Design; Academy Award for Best Visual Effects; National Board of Review: Top Ten Films

In August 2005, Daisy Fuller is on her deathbed in a New Orleans hospital.

His mother, Caroline, dies soon after childbirth, and his father, wealthy manufacturer Thomas Button, abandons him on the porch of a nursing home.

In autumn 1936, Benjamin leaves for a work engagement with the tugboat crew and travels around the world.

Famous lines from The Curious Case of Benjamin Button

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

  • You're odd.Daisy
  • Are you sick?Daisy
  • I.. I promise.Thomas Button
  • You're so young.Daisy
  • Some things last.Daisy

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