Shutter Island (2010) filming locations

Peddocks Island

Hull, United States

Island of the Boston Harbor Islands archipelago, off Quincy and attached to the municipality of Hull, accessible by ferry from Boston. A ferry dock occupies its northeastern tip, and the island is home to the remnants of the military fort Fort Andrews.

The scene : The island where Teddy and Chuck arrive at the beginning of the film: from the boat, the two marshals discover its rocky shore before being met with hostility on the dock by Deputy Warden McPherson.

Fort Andrews (Peddocks Island)

Hull, United States

Remnants of a historic fort located on Peddocks Island, near the ferry dock.

The scene : The remnants of the fort appear on screen as the marshals' boat approaches the pier of the island; the ruins also serve as a backdrop for the surroundings of Ashecliffe Hospital.

Medfield State Hospital

Medfield, United States

Former asylum opened in 1896 under the name Medfield Insane Asylum, later renamed Medfield State Hospital, and designed by the Vermont architect William Pitt Wentworth. At its peak, the complex included nearly 60 buildings spread over approximately 3 square miles, housed up to 2,000 patients and 1,000 employees, produced its own heat and electricity, and operated farms and livestock. Today abandoned, its campus remains accessible during the day, but entry into the buildings is prohibited.

The scene : The campus serves as the Ashecliffe Psychiatric Hospital: the main building and pavilions A and B. It is here that, at the end of the film, Chuck understands that Teddy can no longer be helped, while the guards escort him and he still believes he can leave the island.

437 Whittenton Street (Taunton)

Taunton, United States

Site of the former Whittenton Mills textile factory, long abandoned and now gone.

The scene : The Whittenton Mills textile factory, located at 437 Whittenton Street, served as the backdrop for the Dachau concentration camp in Teddy's war memories: the liberation of the camp, the stacked bodies, and then the slow death of the German commander whom he prevents from ending it.

Borderland State Park

North Easton, United States

State park that houses the Ames Mansion, home of the artist and activist Blanche Ames.

The scene : The park houses, by Leach Pond, the house of the true memories of Laeddis, where the drama that traumatized him unfolds.

North Easton, United States

The scene : In the final flashback, Laeddis sees the bodies of his children floating on the pond and tries in vain to save them.

Dedham, United States

A 207-acre wooded reserve whose summit, at 295 feet, offers a view of the Boston skyline.

The scene : The woods of the reserve host the hurricane scene: under raging winds and falling trees, Teddy and Chuck, who were searching for Rachel in the cemetery, flee to take shelter after Teddy shows the word "RUN" scrawled in his notebook.

Bar Harbor, United States

The scene : The cliff where Teddy, cut off from the lighthouse by the tide, sees Chuck's body on the rocks below, descends the wall to join him, then finds that the body has disappeared.

Bar Harbor, United States

The scene : Shots of the national park were used to compose the spectacular landscape of the island.

East Point (Nahant)

Nahant, United States

The scene : The point of Nahant hosts the most famous scenes of the island's lighthouse.

Los Angeles, United States

Building in Zigzag Moderne style, the former Title Insurance and Trust Building, often used for filming: it served as the 'New York' hotel in Pearl Harbor, the television studio for Godzilla (1998), and the jewelry store in Birds of Prey.

The scene : The staircase of the building leads to the common room of Ashecliffe hospital.

Boston, United States

The scene : The Boston neighborhood is among the filming locations of the movie, without specifying a scene.

Turner Hill Mansion (Ipswich)

Ipswich, United States

The estate's name dates back to 1638, when it belonged to Captain Nathaniel Turner. Acquired in 1899 by Anne Proctor and Charles G. Rice, then known as Brackett Farm, it received an Elizabethan-style residence designed by architect William G. Rantoul from 1900 to 1903. Sold to the Missionaries of La Salette after Charles Rice's death in 1943, it subsequently became a golf club whose manor serves as the clubhouse.

The scene : The mansion serves as Dr. Cawley's residence: on a stormy night, Teddy and Chuck are welcomed there for a drink and face off against Dr. Naehring in a tense verbal joust, interspersed with memories of war.

Henry Cabot Lodge Park (Nahant)

Nahant, United States

Seaside park at East Point, featuring an unobstructed view of the ocean.

The scene : The park, in East Point, is the exact place where the lighthouse scenes were filmed.

San Simeon, United States

The scene : The ranch's coast provided the wave shots used for the sea scenes.

Ames Lodge (Borderland State Park)

North Easton, United States

The scene : The small wooden and stone house in the park belongs to Teddy and Dolores in the final flashback: Laeddis enters, finds his wife strange, and then discovers his children drowned in the lake.