A SELECTION OF FILMS SHOOTED AT CLA STUDIOS:

1985

THE JEWEL OF THE NILE

When Joan Wilder is kidnapped during a trip down the Nile, her boyfriend, Jack Colton, and his friend Ralph rush to rescue her and recover a fabulous jewel.

Director : Lewis Teague

Writer(s) : Mark Rosenthal, Lawrence Konner | 1 more credit »

Actors : Michael Douglas, Kathleen Turner, Danny DeVito

THE JEWEL OF THE NIL

1986

THE LIVING DAYLIGHTS

James Bond is sent to investigate a KGB policy under which all enemy spies are killed, and discovers an arms deal that could have major global ramifications.

Director : John Glen

Writer(s) : Richard Maibaum (screenplay), Michael G. Wilson (screenplay)

Actors : Timothy Dalton, Maryam d’Abo, Jeroen Krabbé |

THE LIVING DAYLIGHTS

1997

KUNDUN

From childhood through adulthood, the fourteenth Dalai Lama of Tibet deals with Chinese oppression and other problems.

Director : Martin Scorsese

Writer(s) : Melissa Mathison

Actors : Tenzin Thuthob Tsarong, Gyurme Tethong, Tulku Jamyang Kunga Tenzin

KUNDUN

1997

LEGIONNAIRE

Alain is a boxer in Marseille in 1925. When he refuses to go along with Mafia practices, he has to disappear. He joins the Foreign Legion and is sent to Morocco. He makes 3 friends and they watch out for each other.

Director : Peter MacDonald

Writer(s) : Sheldon Lettich (story), Jean-Claude Van Damme (story)

Actors : Jean-Claude Van Damme, Adewale Akinnuoye-Agbaje, Steven Berkoff

LEGIONNAIRE

1999

THE MUMMY

Dashing legionnaire Rick O’Connell stumbles upon the hidden ruins of Hamunaptra while in the midst of a battle to claim the area in 1920s Egypt. It has been over three thousand years since former High Priest Imhotep suffered a fate worse than death as a punishment for a forbidden love—along with a curse that guarantees eternal doom upon the world if he is ever awoken.

Director : Stephen Sommers

Writer(s) : Stephen Sommers, Lloyd Fonvielle, Kevin Jarre

Actors : Brendan Fraser, Rachel Weisz, John Hannah

THE MUMMY

2000

GLADIATOR

A former Roman general plots revenge upon the corrupt emperor who had his family killed and reduced him to slavery.

Director : Ridley Scott

Writer(s) : David Franzoni (story), David Franzoni (screenplay)

Actors : Russell Crowe, Joaquin Phoenix, Connie Nielsen

GLADIATOR

2001

SPY GAME

On the day of his retirement, a veteran CIA agent learns that his former protégé has been arrested in China, is sentenced to die the next morning in Beijing, and that the CIA is considering letting that happen to avoid an international scandal.

Director : Tony Scott

Writer(s) : Michael Frost Beckner, David Arata

Actors : Robert Redford,Brad Pitt, Catherine McCormack

SPY GAME

2002

ASTERIX & OBELIX :MISSION CLEOPATRE

Asterix and Obelix go to Egypt to help the architect Numerobis, who is building a palace for Cleopatra.

Director : Alain Chabat

Writer(s) : René Goscinny (bande-déssinée “Astérix et Cléopatre”), Albert Uderzo (bande-déssinée “Astérix et Cléopatre”)

Actors : Gérard Depardieu, Christian Clavier, Jamel Debbouze

ASTERIX & OBELIX :MISSION CLEOPATRE

2004

THE PASSION (OF CHRIST)

The story of the last twelve hours in the life of Jesus of Nazareth, the day of his crucifixion in Jerusalem.

Director : Mel Gibson

Writer(s) : Benedict Fitzgerald (screenplay), Mel Gibson (screenplay)

Actors : Jim Caviezel, Monica Bellucci, Maia Morgenstern

THE PASSION (OF CHRIST)

2005

KINGDOM OF HEAVEN

Balian d’Ibelin goes to Jerusalem during the 12 th -century crusades and finds himself becoming the defender of the city and its inhabitants.

Director : Ridley Scott

Writer(s) : William Monahan

Actors : Orlando Bloom, Eva Green, Liam Neeson

KINGDOM OF HEAVEN

2006

HOME OF THE BRAVE

Three soldiers have difficulty adapting to normal life again after coming home from a long tour in Iraq.

Director : Irwin Winkler

Writer(s) : Mark Friedman (screenplay), Mark Friedman

Actors : Samuel L. Jackson, 50 Cent, Jessica Biel

HOME OF THE BRAVE

2006

THE HILLS HAVE EYES

A family is targeted by a group of mutant cannibals in a desert far from civilization.

Director : Alexandre Aja

Writer(s) : Wes Craven (based upon his film), Alexandre Aja (screenplay)

Actors : Ted Levine, Kathleen Quinlan, Dan Byrd

THE HILLS HAVE EYES

2006

BABEL

In Babel, a tragic incident involving an American couple in Morocco sparks a chain of events for four families in different countries throughout the world. In the struggle to overcome isolation, fear, and displacement, each character discovers that it is family that ultimately provides solace.

Director : Alejandro G. Iñárritu

Writer(s) : Guillermo Arriag, Alejandro G. Iñárritu

Actors : Brad Pitt, Cate Blanchett, Gael García Bernal

BABEL

2008

THE OBJECTIVE

An army special ops team, led by a CIA officer, is on a mission in the harsh enemy territory of Afghanistan, where they find themselves in a “Bermuda Triangle” of the Middle East, in the shadow of ancient monsters.

Director : Daniel Myrick

Writer(s) : Daniel Myrick (screenplay), Mark A. Patton (screenplay)

Actors : Jonas Ball, Matthew R. Anderson, Jon Huertas

THE OBJECTIVE

2008

BODY OF LIES

A CIA agent on the ground in Jordan, tracking a powerful terrorist leader, is trapped between the murky intentions of his American superiors and the Jordanian secret service.

Director : Ridley Scott

Writer(s) : William Monahan (screenplay), David Ignatius (novel)

Actors : Leonardo DiCaprio, Russell Crowe, Mark Strong

BODY OF LIES

2009

GAME OF THRONES

Nine noble families fight for control of the mythical land of Westeros, while an ancient enemy returns after having slept for thousands of years.

Director : David Benioff, D.B. Weiss

Actors: Emilia Clarke, Peter Dinklage, Kit Harington

GAME OF THRONES

2009

TUT

A miniseries about the youngest pharaoh of Ancient Egypt.

Actors : Ben Kingsley, Avan Jogia, Sibylla Deen

TUT

2009

BEN HUR

Judah Ben-Hur, a prince falsely accused of treason by his adoptive brother, an officer in the Roman army, returns to his country after many years at sea to avenge himself, but instead finds redemption.

Director : Timur Bekmambetov

Writer(s) : Lew Wallace (based on the novel by), Keith R. Clarke (screenplay

Actors : Jack Huston, Toby Kebbell, Rodrigo Santoro

BEN HUR

2010

PRINCE OF PERSIA (THE SAND OF TIME)

A young prince and a princess on the run must stop an evil man who, without even realizing it, is threatening to destroy the world with a special dagger that can make a magic hourglass go back in time.

Director : Mike Newell

Writer(s) : Boaz Yakin (screenplay), Doug Miro (screenplay)

Actors : Jake Gyllenhaal, Gemma Arterton, Ben Kingsley

PRINCE OF PERSIA (THE SAND OF TIME)

2010

PROMETHEUS

After following clues about the origin of humankind, a team finds a structure on a distant moon, but they soon realize they are not alone.

Director : Ridley Scott

Writer(s) : Jon Spaihts, Damon Lindelof

Actors : Noomi Rapace, Logan Marshall-Green, Michael Fassbender

PROMETHEUS

2010

SALMON FISHING IN THE YEMEN

A consultant contacts a fishing expert to help him bring to life the vision of a shiek who wants to introduce fly-fishing as a sport in the desert. An adventure in faith and upstream fishing will show that the impossible is possible.

Director : Lasse Hallström

Writer(s): Simon Beaufoy, Paul Torday (novel)

Actors : Ewan McGregor, Emily Blunt, Amr Waked

SALMON FISHING IN THE YEMEN

2010

THE WAY BACK

Escapees from a Siberian gulag cross 4000 km on foot to reach freedom in India.

Director : Peter Weir

Writer(s) : Keith R. Clarke (screenplay) (as Keith Clarke), Slavomir Rawicz (novel)

Actors : Jim Sturgess, Ed Harris, Colin Farrell

THE WAY BACK

2014

LES NOUVELLES AVENTURES D’ALADIN

Two young men with no ambition, working in a large store, plot to rob it after it closes. When a group of children comes to ask for a story, the men tell an improvised version of Aladdin.

Director : Arthur Benzaquen

Writer(s) : Daive Cohen (screenplay)

Actors : Kev Adams, Jean-Paul Rouve, Vanessa Guide

LES NOUVELLES AVENTURES D’ALADIN

2014

QUEEN OF DE THE DESERT

The life story of Gertrude Bell, traveler, writer, archeologist, explorer, cartographer and political attachée of the British Empire at the dawn of the 20 th century.

Director : Werner Herzog

Writer(s) : Werner Herzog

Actors : Nicole Kidman, James Franco, Robert Pattinson

QUEEN OF THE DESERT

2014

HERCULES

After enduring his legendary twelve labors, the Greek demigod undergoes another challenge when the King of Thrace and his daughter ask for his help defeating a tyrannical warlord.

Director : Brett Ratner

Writer(s) : Ryan J. Condal (screenplay by), Evan Spiliotopoulos

Actors : Dwayne Johnson, John Hurt, Ian McShane

HERCULES

2016

THE GRAND TOUR

Follow Jeremy, Richard and James as they head off on a worldwide adventure, driving exciting new cars made by car manufacturers worldwide.

Actors : Jeremy Clarkson, James May, Richard Hammond

THE GRAND TOUR

2018

TAXI 5

A police officer transferred to the Marseille police department is tasked with going after a group of Italian burglars who drive powerful Ferraris, together with the older niece of Daniel, a terrible driver who takes the legendary white taxi.

Director : Franck Gastambide

Writer(s) : Franck Gastambide (scenario), Stéphane Kazandjian (scenario)

Actors : Franck Gastambide, Malik Bentalha, Bernard Farcy

TAXI 5

2019

JEZABEL

The story of Phoenician princess Jezebel, an idol worshipper who marries King Ahab and uses her beauty and wickedness to try to impose on the Israelite people the worship of her pagan gods.

Director : Cristianne Fridman

Writer(s) : Cristianne Fridman

Actors : Lidi Lisboa, André Bankoff

JEZABEL

2020