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Directed by Jaume Collet-Serra, Unknown (2011) is a psychological action thriller starring Liam Neeson as Dr. Martin Harris, an American biotechnologist who arrives in Berlin for a summit and wakes up four days later from a coma following a taxi accident to discover that another man has apparently stolen his identity — and that his own wife does not recognise him. Bruno Ganz, Diane Kruger, January Jones, Aidan Quinn, and Frank Langella co-star.
The film was shot entirely in Germany — in Berlin and at Studio Babelsberg — with the German capital's monumental architecture, its history of divided identity, and its contemporary international character making it an ideal setting for a story about fractured identity and secret pasts.
Location(s)
Unknown was filmed on location throughout Berlin and at Studio Babelsberg, using the German capital's real streets, landmarks, and public buildings.
Hotel Adlon Kempinski, Unter den Linden, Pariser Platz, Berlin
The film's central hotel — Harris and his wife's intended destination — is the luxurious Hotel Adlon Kempinski, situated on Unter den Linden at the Pariser Platz alongside the Brandenburg Gate. It is here, discovering he has been replaced, that Harris's nightmare truly begins. Map Location
Oberbaumbrücke, Berlin
The dramatic taxi crash that sends Harris into his coma — the pivotal event of the entire film — was filmed on the Oberbaumbrücke, a beautiful double-decked bridge spanning the River Spree between Friedrichshain and Kreuzberg. Map Location
Friedrichstraße, Berlin
Several nights of filming blocked the Friedrichstraße — one of central Berlin's main commercial streets — for a high-speed car chase sequence. Map Location
Neue Nationalgalerie, Berlin Hauptbahnhof, Museum Island, Oranienburger Straße
Other confirmed Berlin locations include the Neue Nationalgalerie (Mies van der Rohe's modernist glass temple), Berlin's spectacular central railway station (Hauptbahnhof), the historic Museum Island, and the Oranienburger Straße in the Mitte district. Map Location
Director
Jaume Collet-Serra
Cast
Liam Neeson
Diane Kruger
January Jones
Aidan Quinn
Bruno Ganz
Frank Langella
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