Not many people will know this famous Cambridge building featured in the film
Hollywood has been knocking on Cambridge’s door for many years – and that’s no surprise with some iconic sights on offer in the city. The city has featured in some big blockbusters such as The Theory of Everything in 2014, following the life of scientist Sir Stephen Hawking.
Trinity College featured in 2015’s The Man Who Knew Infinity, and Cambridge has also featured in 2018’s Red Joan, starring Judi Dench. One popular film that people may not know Cambridge appears in is a Disney film starring Johnny Depp.
This is of course is the iconic Pirates of the Caribbean, where Depp plays the funny, yet clumsy Jack Sparrow. Part of the fourth instalment of the pirate franchise, Pirates of the Caribbean: On Stranger Tides, was filmed at the famous King’s College in Cambridge.
The Cambridge college is one of the most recognisable in the city, as it features in the famous Backs. Many people would have seen the college’s chapel while on a punting tour of Cambridge.
While On Strangers Tides was also filmed in Hawaii and California, filming took place in the United Kingdom for 106 days. King’s College portrayed 1750’s London in some scenes of the film. Sadly, it’s unknown if Depp actually visited Cambridge during filming.
Other UK locations featured in On Stranger Tides include Hampton Court Palace and the Old Royal Naval College in Greenwich.
As well as Pirates of the Caribbean, King’s College has lit up the silver screen in other films. It played the part of St John’s College in Oppenheimer, starring Cillian Murphy, and the college chapel was in the 1981 Chariots of Fire.
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