The Princess Bride — Film Location
The ‘Cliffs of Insanity’ that Westley scales in The Princess Bride (1987) are the Cliffs of Moher, the great wall of rock that drops more than two hundred metres into the Atlantic on Ireland’s western edge. Rob Reiner’s fairy tale gave the cliffs one of their most quoted moments on screen.
Filming location: quick answers
Where are the Cliffs of Insanity in The Princess Bride?
They are the Cliffs of Moher, the great wall of rock that drops more than two hundred metres into the Atlantic on Ireland's western edge.
Are the Cliffs of Insanity a real place?
Yes. The cliffs Westley scales in Rob Reiner's 1987 fairy tale are the real Cliffs of Moher in Ireland — the film gave them one of their most quoted moments on screen.
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