Location: Atlas Film Studios is located 5km (3 miles) from Ouarzazate and 8km (5 miles) from the airport on the road to Marrakech. A yellow bus shuttles between the studio and Ouarzazate’s main street, Avenue Mohammed V.

Purportedly the world’s largest film studios, this 30,000 sq meter desert film studio is open to visitors when there’s no production on that day. Although it’s not a visitor attraction in the Universal Studios sense, it’s an authentic experience where visitors can tour the decaying sets in the desert environment.

1962 – Ouarzazate was first used as a movie location by acclaimed British director David Lean for his epic Lawrence of Arabia. Familiar with the area, Lean knew that the site could provide an authentic setting for any ancient, desert-based story. 

1983 – Atlas Film Studios built, when Moroccan entrepreneur Mohamed Belghmi recognised the need for a permanent studio in the area. 

Over the years, Ouarzazate has served as a shooting location for Alexander the Great, Black Hawk Down, Kingdom of Heaven, Babel, The Mummy (1999), Star Wars (1977), The Living Daylights (1987), Martin Scorsese’s Kundun (1997) and many others, including Ridley Scott’s epic Gladiator (2000) and Body of Lies (2008). 

Official website

http://www.studiosatlas.com

Productions shot at Atlas Corporation Studios, Morocco

Feature Film (14)
Title	Released	Director	IMDB
Babel	2006	Alejandro González Iñárritu
The Nativity Story	2006	Catherine Hardwicke
Kingdom of Heaven	2005	Ridley Scott
Hidalgo	2004	Joe Johnston
Asterix and Obelix Meet Cleopatra	2002	Alain Chabat
Black Hawk Down	2001	Ridley Scott
Gladiator	2000	Ridley Scott
Rules of Engagement	2000	William Friedkin
Kundun	1997	Martin Scorsese
The Last Temptation of Christ	1988	Martin Scorsese
The Living Daylights	1987	John Glen
The Jewel of the Nile	1985	Lewis Teague
The Man Who Would Be King	1975	John Huston
Lawrence of Arabia	1962	David Lean
TV Series (1)
Title	Released	Creator / Showrunner	IMDB
Game of Thrones	2011	Various