Editing Beachy Head (section)

===In film===
The location Beachy Head has appeared in numerous films:
* It is featured in the climax of the 1931 film ''[[The Flying Fool (1931 film)|The Flying Fool]]'', in which the villain's car is chased by the hero's plane over the cliffs. The car driven by the villain for the long chase sequence is a 4 1/2 litre Bentley belonging to [[Tim Birkin|Sir Henry (Tim) Birkin]], whose private motor works was across the street from [[Welwyn Studios|the studio in Welwyn Garden City]] that made the film. Captain Birkin's Motor Works, set up to develop [[Bentley 4½ Litre|the "blower" Bentley]], built a dummy car from spare parts to be filmed falling from the cliffs.
* In the final scene of the 1947 film ''[[The Upturned Glass]]'', the murderer, an eminent surgeon played by [[James Mason]], commits suicide by stepping off the cliff.
* The area and lighthouse appear as a backdrop in the 1964 film ''[[The Chalk Garden (film)|The Chalk Garden]]'', featuring [[Hayley Mills]].
*It appears briefly in the 1968 film ''[[Chitty Chitty Bang Bang (film)|Chitty Chitty Bang Bang]]'', when Chitty falls from it and then flies for the first time.
* The area is visible in aerial scenes of the 1969 film ''[[Battle of Britain (film)|Battle of Britain]]'' when RAF Spitfires of Squadron Leader Canfield ([[Michael Caine]]) intercept German Stuka bombers.
* In the 1979 film [[Quadrophenia (film)|''Quadrophenia'']], the final scene shows [[Phil Daniels]] jumping off a [[scooter (motorcycle)|scooter]] just before it goes over the top of Beachy Head.
* The 1980 film ''[[Hopscotch (film)|Hopscotch]]'' with Walter Matthau and Glenda Jackson has a flying scene that includes a mid-air explosion over the cliffs with the lighthouse in view below.
*The cliff appears in the opening sequence of the 1987 [[James Bond]] film ''[[The Living Daylights]]'', in which Bond (portrayed for the first time by [[Timothy Dalton]]) [[parachute]]s from a [[Land Rover]] which drives off the top of the cliff in a scene scripted as being in [[Gibraltar]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0093428/locations|title=The Living Daylights (1987)|via=www.imdb.com}}</ref>
* In the 1989 film [[Henry V (1989 film)|''Henry V'']], the Prologue from Act II introducing the traitors was filmed at Beachy Head.
* In the 2005 film ''[[Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire (film)|Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire]]'', Beachy Head was used as hosting grounds for the 1994 [[Quidditch World Cup]]. 
* The area was used as a backdrop in many key scenes in Jenny Downham's 2007 young adult novel ''[[Before I Die]]'' and in its 2012 film adaptation directed by [[Ol Parker]] ''[[Now Is Good]]''.
* The 2010 remake of Graham Greene's [[Brighton Rock (2010 film)|''Brighton Rock'']] was filmed extensively at Beachy Head as well as in nearby Eastbourne, which was preferred to Brighton.
* It appears in the 2017 film ''[[The Hitman's Bodyguard]]'' in the scene driving to Amsterdam. It shows both Beachy Head lighthouse and Bell Tout lighthouse, although Bell Tout had red and white stripes added by CGI.
* It is featured in the 2018 film ''[[Fantastic Beasts: The Crimes of Grindelwald]]'', when Newt Scamander and his muggle friend Jacob Kowalski use an illegal portkey to teleport to France.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.sceen-it.com/sceen/3280/Fantastic-Beasts-The-Crimes-of-Grindelwald/The-Seven-Sisters|title=Fantastic Beasts: The Crimes of Grindelwald at the Seven Sisters – filming location}}</ref>