Where was The Big Country filmed?
1958 film by William Wyler
The Big Country (1958) was filmed in Sierra Nevada, Mojave Desert and Red Rock Canyon State Park, 3 places named in its Wikipedia article's Locations section, in the United States. Wikidata itself records the shoot only as Arizona, California. A sentence in an article is weaker evidence than a statement, and every claim on this page says which it is.
Places per Wikipedia's Locations section
Wikipedia’s Locations section names 3 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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Landscapes & nature
Red Rock Canyon State Park
United States
California state park in Kern County featuring scenic desert cliffs, buttes, and spectacular rock formations
“The Blanco Canyon scenes were filmed in California's Red Rock Canyon State Park in the Mojave Desert.” Wikipedia
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Landscapes & nature
Mojave Desert
United States
desert in southwestern United States
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Landscapes & nature
Sierra Nevada
United States
mountain range in California and Nevada in the United States
“The ranch and field scenes with greenery were filmed at Snow Ranch in the Sierra Nevada foothills near the town of Farmington in Central California.” Wikipedia
Recorded only at country level
Wikidata also records this film as shot in Arizona, California, 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: United States
Also shot in these places
Frequently asked questions
How many filming locations does The Big Country have?
No place recorded on Wikidata, but 3 places named in its Wikipedia article, labelled per Wikipedia.
Which other productions were filmed at the same places?
Chinatown (1974), Volcano (1997) and Venus as a Boy (2021), 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.