Literature and Film Connections
All connections part of Literature and Film.
| Connection | Description | Sites |
|---|---|---|
| Around the World in Eighty Days | WHS that feature in "Around the World in Eighty Days" by Jules Verne. | 4 |
| Asterix | WHS that feature in Asterix comics. | 7 |
| Blake and Mortimer | WHS appearing in the Belgian comics series "Blake and Mortimer". | 5 |
| Famous Love Stories | 20 | |
| Featured in the Go Jetters | WHS that are featured in the Children's TV series the Go Jetters. "Aimed at the upper-end of preschool ages 4–6, Go Jetters follows the adventures of four heroes, Xuli, Kyan, Lars and Foz, as they travel the world with their teacher, mentor and friend, Ubercorn. The programme uses songs and music to expose facts about various countries and environments." (wiki) | 45 |
| Game of Thrones (Filming Locations) | Game of Thrones is an American fantasy drama television series created for HBO by David Benioff and D. B. Weiss. It is an adaptation of A Song of Ice and Fire, George R. R. Martin's series of fantasy novels, the first of which is titled A Game of Thrones. Game of Thrones has obtained an exceptionally broad and active international fan base. (wiki) http://www.atlasofwonders.com/2013/03/game-of-thrones-film-locations.html |
11 |
| History of the World in 100 objects | WHS represented by (= /made at/found in/closely associated with etc) objects on the BBC 2010 series "A History of the World in 100 Objects". The series number is shown together with a link to the BBC descriptive Web page. From those pages there are further links to detail on the British Museum Web site and also to downloadable podcasts for each program, but these may not be available to non UK IP addresses. There is however also a link to a full transcript of the text of each program. | 19 |
| In a Hitchcock movie | WHS featuring in a movie directed by Alfred Hitchcock. | 12 |
| In Disney and Pixar Animation Classics | WHS that are the real-life version of animated locations shown in Disney / Pixar Animation Classics. | 16 |
| In The Simpsons | WHS that appear in the series The Simpsons (in animated form only). | 32 |
| Indiana Jones movie | WHS that feature in an Indiana Jones movie. | 17 |
| James Bond in books | WHS that feature in James Bond books | 12 |
| James Bond in Movies | WHS that feature in James Bond movies | 38 |
| Location for a classic documentary | WHS that have been used as a location for documentaries of high public and/or critical acclaim. The WHS must be the focus of the documentary; documentaries with wide coverage of multiple WHS are excluded. | 17 |
| Location for a classic movie | WHS that have been used as a location for films of high public and/or critical acclaim. James Bond, Indiana Jones, Star Wars, Alfred Hitchcock and the Marvel Studios have their own connections and are not repeated here. | 100 |
| Marvel Cinematic Universe | World Heritage Sites seen in the Marvel Cinematic Universe. The Marvel Cinematic Universe does not include the X-Men franchise, licensed to 20th Century Fox, or any of the Sony Pictures Spider-Man movies prior to Spider-Man: Homecoming. | 21 |
| Mentioned in Moby Dick | WHS (specific places that are clearly part of the core zone) which are mentioned in Herman Melville's classic novel Moby Dick. See this resource: https://mobydickgazetteer.org/index.php |
5 |
| Patrimonito's World Heritage Adventures | The cartoon films are based on storyboards made 'by young people for young people' and selected during a Patrimonito Storyboard Competition. They are proving to be useful teaching support materials. They are becoming popular at events held by UNESCO. http://whc.unesco.org/en/patrimonito |
17 |
| Poetic Quotations | WHS about which have been written short poetic, quotable statements which capture something worthwhile and insightful about what makes the site significant. The original may be in any language but an English translation should be provided. Show Poet, Title of larger poem where relevant with, if possible where relevant a link to the full poem, date written, any additional information. The quotation should be specifically and recognisably about features of the inscribed site rather than just a general comment on e.g an entire city. | 30 |
| Shakespearean plays | WHS mentioned in and/or setting for works of William Shakespeare | 11 |
| Star Wars | WHS where Stars Wars was filmed. | 11 |
| Tintin | Comic strip figure, starring as a young reporter in The Adventures of Tintin |
13 |
| Used in film as another WHS | WHS that have been used in films as another WHS | 10 |
| Works by Nobel Prize winning authors | WHS which are "described" in a work by a Nobel Prize Winning author. Name author and work (book, poem, etc). | 38 |