The Da Vinci Code

The Da Vinci Code

2006

Harvard symbologist Robert Langdon is drawn into a deadly race to uncover a secret that the Catholic Church has suppressed for centuries, following a trail of cryptic clues left in the artwork of the Louvre and beyond. Ron Howard's adaptation of Dan Brown's global bestseller takes its characters from Paris to London and Scotland.

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Director

  • Ron Howard

Cast

  • Tom Hanks
  • Audrey Tautou
  • Ian McKellen
  • Paul Bettany
  • Jean Reno
  • Etienne Chicot
  • Alfred Molina
  • Clive Carter
  • Seth Gabel

Filming Locations

  • Burghley House

    This was used as the location for Castle Gandalfo.

  • Lincoln Cathedral

    Lincoln Cathedral was used as a double for Westminster Abbey in London after Abbey officials refused to allow filming to take place inside, claiming that the book is 'theologically unsound'

  • Rosslyn Chapel

    Rosslyn Chapel near Edinburgh is the real-life location featured in Dan Brown's novel and appears in the film's climax, where Langdon and Sophie (Audrey Tautou) discover the chapel's secret; the main actors filmed there for several days in September 2005.

  • Shoreham Airport

    The art deco terminal was used as the French airport of Le Bourget.

  • Winchester Cathedral

    Winchester Cathedral doubled for Westminster Abbey's interior - the actual Abbey refused permission to film - providing the nave and other Gothic interiors for the opening murder scene and subsequent investigation by Robert Langdon (Tom Hanks).