Bendestorf is a municipality in Lower Saxony in Germany.

30 km south of Hamburg and belongs to the Landkreis (district) Harburg and the Samtgemeinde of Jesteburg.

The first mentioning of Bendestorf dates back to the year 970.

In the post-war era Bendestorf was well known for its film-studios where movies starring Hildegard Knef (a.k.a.

Hildegard Neff) and other famous German actors were produced.