Where was River of No Return filmed?
1954 film by Otto Preminger
River of No Return (1954) was filmed in Calgary, 20th Century Studios, Banff National Park, Jasper National Park, Canadian Rockies, Lake Louise and 2 more places, 8 places named in its Wikipedia article, in the United States, Canada. Wikidata itself records the shoot only as Alberta. A sentence in an article is weaker evidence than a statement, and every claim on this page says which it is.
See them on the map → Wikipedia Source data
Places per Wikipedia's article
The article names 8 places. A sentence in an article is weaker evidence than a Wikidata statement, so these are listed apart, never mixed into the statement list, and the claim links straight to where it came from.
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🎬 Studios & sets
20th Century Studios
🇺🇸 United States
American film studio owned by The Walt Disney Company
“The picture was shot on location in the Canadian Rockies in Technicolor and CinemaScope and released by 20th Century Fox.” Wikipedia
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🏙 Towns & cities
Calgary
🇨🇦 Canada
largest city in Alberta, Canada
“The cast and crew departed for Calgary in late June 1953.” Wikipedia
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🏞 Landscapes & nature
Canadian Rockies
🇨🇦 Canada
mountain range in Canada
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🏞 Landscapes & nature
Banff National Park
🇨🇦 Canada
national park in Alberta, Canada
“Much of it would be filmed in Banff and Jasper national parks, Lake Louise in Alberta, and the Salmon River in Idaho, where the story actually takes place.” Wikipedia
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🏞 Landscapes & nature
Jasper National Park
🇨🇦 Canada
national park in the Canadian Rockies in Alberta, Canada
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🏞 Landscapes & nature
Lake Louise
🇨🇦 Canada
lake in Alberta, Canada
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🏞 Landscapes & nature
Salmon River
🇺🇸 United States
river in Idaho, United States
“The latter was filmed in a tank, whereas stunt doubles were used in the long shots filmed on location in Idaho in the actual River of No Return, the Salmon River.” Wikipedia
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🏛 Landmarks & buildings
Banff Springs Hotel
🇨🇦 Canada
hotel in Banff, Alberta, Canada
“From there, they traveled by special train to the Banff Springs Hotel, which served as their base during the Canadian filming.” Wikipedia
Recorded only at country level
Wikidata also records this film as shot in Alberta, without saying where. Those statements are true but unmappable — a pin in the middle of a country would claim something nobody wrote — so they are listed here instead of guessed at.
Filming locations that are mapped there: Canada
Also shot in these places
- Me and My Monsters 2010–2011
- The Revenant 2015
- The Last of Us 2023–
- Fargo 2014–
- Little Big Man 1970
- Hell on Wheels 2011–2016
- House of David 2025–
- Dr. Strangelove 1964
Frequently asked questions
How many filming locations does River of No Return have?
No place recorded on Wikidata, but 8 places named in its Wikipedia article, labelled per Wikipedia.
Which other productions were filmed at the same places?
Me and My Monsters (2010–2011), The Revenant (2015), The Last of Us (2023–), Fargo (2014–) and 4 more, each listed on this page.
Where does this information come from?
Filming location statements on Wikidata, plus places named in the production's own Wikipedia article, which are labelled per Wikipedia. Nothing is scraped from listicles and nothing is generated.