Robin Hood Prince of Thieves
Kevin Costner’s Robin washed up at the beach at Birling Gap and rode to Nottingham in a day – quite a feat!
Category: Film
The Krays
Gary and Martin Kemp from Spandau Ballet starred as the infamous gangsters, with the cliffs glimpsed in one scene.
Bedknobs and Broomsticks
Look out for the cliffs at Birling Gap during the titles of this Disney classic starring Angela Lansbury.
Battle of Britain
This epic drama featured scenes of planes battling it out over the cliffs.
Witchfinder General
Horror maestro Christopher Lee plays the real-life witchfinder and the cliffs at Birling Gap play the Northolk coast.
The Chalk Garden
Sir John Mills and daughter Hayley starred in this drama about a young girl going to stay with her granddaughter. Scenes were shot in the Seven Sisters National Park, Preston Park in Brighton and at…
Wimbledon
Kirsten Dunst and Paul Bettany pass Beachy Head on their way to Brighton. They clearly preferred to go the pretty route.
The Living Daylights
Beachy Head also used for a stunt featuring Bond parachuting out of landrover as it plunges over the cliff (Gibralter in the film) just before it explodes.
Tommy
The Roger Daltry and Elton John rock opera features Beachy Head, Brighton and the Bluebell Railway.