
Charade · Filming location
American Express building (11 Rue Scribe)
In the story · Rooftop fight with Scobie
Reggie collects her mail at American Express, and Peter and the menacing Scobie brawl on the building's rooftop with the Opéra behind them. The stone corner building beside the Palais Garnier has carried the American Express name since at least the 1930s.
Where to stay nearby
Stay a 1-min walk from hereMap with prices from several sites · distance: OpenStreetMap
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More Charade places nearby
Palais-Royal Gardens930 m away · 12 min on foot
Comédie-Française1.1 km away · 14 min on foot
Carré Marigny stamp market1.2 km away · 16 min on foot
Famous places nearby
Not places of the story, but worth the walk.
Galeries Lafayette Haussmann
210 m away · 3 min on footThe department store with the stained-glass dome and a free rooftop view.
Tuileries Garden
980 m away · 13 min on footA formal garden between the Louvre and Concorde, with ponds, statues and green chairs.
Louvre Museum
1.4 km away · 18 min on footticket neededThe Mona Lisa, Greek statues and the glass pyramid in the courtyard.
Where to stand for the photo
Stand on the Palais Garnier's west side across Rue Scribe and tilt up to the roofline where the fight was staged, keeping the corner of the building in frame.
Getting there
- Address: 11 Rue Scribe, 75009 Paris
- Nearest metro: Opéra (L3/L7/L8)
- Access
- Exterior only
Public sources (5)
- Filming locations of Charade on IMDb
- 11-17 rue Scribe, Paris on Wikidata
- movie-locations.com
- movie-tourist.blogspot.com
- said.by
Sources found on October 17, 2026.
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From other stories, nearby
- Opéra Garnier (Grand Staircase)Funny Face80 m away · 1 min on foot
- Palais GarnierEmily in Paris80 m away · 1 min on foot
- Palais GarnierLupin80 m away · 1 min on foot
- Galeries Lafayette HaussmannLupin180 m away · 2 min on foot
Where to eat nearby
Every place checked against public sources
Production · film commissions · tourist boards · guides
We always say if it is:
- The real filming location
- A place standing in for it
- Inspired by the story
Every place checked against public sources
Production · film commissions · tourist boards · guides
We always say if it is:
- The real filming location
- A place standing in for it
- Inspired by the story