The first scenes to be filmed were on a soundstage at CBS Studio
Center in North Hollywood where the interior shots for the submersible
scenes were first filmed. (Added 5-29-2002)
The interior of the cave where Koplin finds Jake Hobart's frozen
body on the Russian island is actually a natural cave in the Hollywood Hills. White coated plastic covers the rocks to
make it look like a frozen mine in the middle of the northern Russian
arctic. (Added 5-29-2002)
Over 3½ million dollars in equipment
was donated by U.S. & Japanese companies to the production company
for use in the film.
The Titanic salvage fleet was
actually filmed off the coast of San Diego, CA. (Added 5-29-2002)
The shot of the Titanic docked in New York Harbor was actually
filmed in Greece. The bow is the ship Athinai used for
the live exterior/interior shots. The rest is a matte painting.
The scenes of Pitt and Bigalow (Richard Jordan and Sir Alec
Guinness) were filmed in the town of St. Ives on the northern
peninsular of Cornwall. The pub where they end up at the end of
this scene is called "The Sloop Inn. (Thanks goes to Danny
Williams from Manchester, England, UK. for the info.) It turns
out that they filmed both scenes during the aftermath of a Force
Twelve hurricane. (Updated 5/29/2002)
The cemetery in the final scene is called Barnoon Cemetery and it
overlooks the Atlantic Ocean. The town would normally be busy
with tourists but only during the summer. But if you look
closely it appears they ended up filming those scenes during the
Fall/Winter months, hence the quietness. (Thanks goes to Danny
Williams from Manchester, England, UK. for the info.)
The Meridian House International building, a non-profit
corporation in the field of international affairs and dedicated to
supporting intercultural exchange programs and a Washington landmark
and a National Register of Historic Places doubles as the U.S.S.R. Embassy in
Washington D.C.
The private home of Mr. and Mrs. David Shapiro, Prospect House
doubled as Sandecker's House (the only time you see it is when Pitt
explains to Sandecker and Seagram his finding on the Hobart file) in
the film. (Added 5-29-2002)
The Naval Research Laboratory Cyclotron Research Facility (again,
you only see this at the beginning of the film as Seagram explains the
Sicilian Project) was used for the Sicilian Project Scene. (Added
5-29-2002)
Morven Park In Leesburg, VA, former home of Thomas Swann, 19th
Century governor of Maryland, doubled as the White House on close-up
shots. Than on the pan-shots the actual White house was used as
you see Seagram and Sandecker walk out of the gate. (Added 5-29-2002)
C.S. Longlines, the largest cable layer in the United States and
operated by Trans-Oceanic Cable Ship Company to lay telephone cable
intercontinentally, doubles as the Soviet spy shop, Mikhail
Kurkov. (Added 5-29-2002)
The Russian Island exterior scenes were filmed in Valdez, Alaska
and it was also the last of the principle photography: January, 1980.
(Added 5-59-2002)
