The Most Historically Accurate Hollywood Films

Authentic Locations

Suffragette is the first film to actually shoot on-location in the Parliament building in London because director Sarah Gavron wanted everything to be as authentic as possible. She also shot in the historic Dockyard Chatham for the factory and prison scenes.

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