Lindisfarne Castle - As Filming Location

As Filming Location

Lindisfarne Castle has provided a shooting location for a number of films. Roman Polanski's 1966 classic Cul-de-sac, a psychological comedic drama starring Donald Pleasence, Lionel Stander and Françoise Dorléac, was shot entirely in and around the castle. It serves as the residence for Pleasence and Dorléac's characters. Polanski later returned to the castle to shoot a few scenes for his The Tragedy of Macbeth (1971), in which it stands in for Glamis Castle. The castle's use in Macbeth inspired the producers of the TV series Cold Feet (1998-2003) to use it as an exterior filming location in one episode, though interior scenes were shot at Hoghton Tower. It was also used as a stand in for Mont San Pierre in the 1982 film The Scarlet Pimpernel starring Anthony Andrews.

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