page_title: Craco
section_title: Cinema
hierarchical_section_title: Craco / In popular culture / Cinema
caption_attribution_description: English: Old town of Craco in 1960, few years before the abandonment due to natural disasters
context_page_description: Craco is a ghost town and comune in the province of Matera, in the southern Italian region of Basilicata. It was abandoned towards the end of the 20th century due to natural disasters. The abandonment has made Craco a tourist attraction and a popular filming location. In 2010, Craco was included in the watch list of the World Monuments Fund.
context_section_description: Craco has been the setting of many movies, and was the setting for the suicide of Judas in The Passion of The Christ (2004), by Mel Gibson. Other films shot inside or near the ghost town include:
  La lupa (1953), by Alberto Lattuada
  Christ Stopped at Eboli (1979), by Francesco Rosi
  King David (1985), by Bruce Beresford
  Saving Grace (1986), by Robert M. Young
  The Sun Also Shines at Night (1990), by Paolo and Vittorio Taviani
  The Nymph (1996), by Lina Wertmüller
  The Nativity Story (2006), by Catherine Hardwicke
  Quantum of Solace (2008), by Marc Forster
  Basilicata Coast to Coast (2010), by Rocco Papaleo
caption: Craco in 1960, few years before the disaster
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