Where was The Eiger Sanction filmed?
1975 film by Clint Eastwood
The Eiger Sanction (1975) was filmed in Zurich, Monument Valley, Zion National Park, Carmel-by-the-Sea and Kleine Scheidegg: 5 recorded filming locations in the United States, Switzerland. Every one is a filming-location statement on Wikidata, not a guess.
Filming locations
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Landscapes & nature
Monument Valley
United States
basin of the Colorado Plateau on the Arizona–Utah border in the western United States
“Additional scenes were shot in Monument Valley at the Tyrolean Transfer, where a rope had been rigged by climber Eric Bjornstad, who noted that Eastwood was not only very fit, but also very capable when it came to performing physical stunt work.” Wikipedia
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Towns & cities
Zurich
Switzerland
most populous city in Switzerland and capital of the canton of Zurich
“The picture was filmed on location on the Eiger mountain and Zürich in Switzerland, in Monument Valley and Zion National Park in the American Southwest, and in Carmel-by-the-Sea and Monterey in California.” Wikipedia
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Towns & cities
Kleine Scheidegg
Switzerland
mountain pass in Switzerland
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Landscapes & nature
Zion National Park
United States
national park in Washington, Iron, and Kane counties in Utah, United States
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Towns & cities
Carmel-by-the-Sea
United States
city in Monterey County, California, United States
Also per Wikipedia's article
The article names 19 more 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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Towns & cities
Los Angeles
United States
seat of Los Angeles County, and largest city in California, United States
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Studios & sets
Universal Studios Lot
United States
television and film studio complex in Universal City, California
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Towns & cities
Universal City
United States
community in the San Fernando Valley region of Los Angeles County, California, United States
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Towns & cities
Grindelwald
Switzerland
village and municipality in the canton of Bern, Switzerland
“The 1975 movie The Eiger Sanction (starring Clint Eastwood) featured the Hotel Bellevue des Alpes at Kleine Scheidegg as the film location where the group of climbers stayed during their attempt on the summit of the Eiger.” Wikipedia
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Landmarks & buildings
Grossmünster
Switzerland
church buildings in the city of Zurich, Switzerland
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Towns & cities
Monterey
United States
city in Monterey County, California, United States
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Landmarks & buildings
Goulding's Lodge
United States
historic site in Utah, United States
“Scenes were also shot at Rock Door Mesa, above Goulding's Lodge, where Eastwood and company stayed.” Wikipedia
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Towns & cities
Monterey County
United States
county in California, United States
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Landscapes & nature
Virgin River
United States
tributary of the Colorado River in Utah, Arizona, and Nevada in the United States
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Landmarks & buildings
Hotel "Des Alpes" (1896)
Switzerland
hotel building in the municipality of Lauterbrunnen in the canton of Bern, Switzerland
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Landscapes & nature
Eiger
Switzerland
mountain in the Bernese Alps, Switzerland
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Landscapes & nature
Limmat
Switzerland
river in Switzerland
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Streets & squares
Münsterbrücke
Switzerland
bridge in Zürich (ZH), Switzerland
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Streets & squares
Zion – Mount Carmel Highway
United States
highway in Washington and Kane counties in Utah, United States
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Landmarks & buildings
Zion Lodge
United States
lodge located in Zion National Park, Utah
“Scenes were shot at numerous locations including: Zion-Mount Carmel Highway; Zion Lodge; Checkerboard Mesa; the Narrows; the Hanging Gardens; the bridge over the Virgin River, and the Cave Route below the Cerberus Gendarme.” Wikipedia
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Landscapes & nature
Checkerboard Mesa
United States
mesa in Zion National Park in Kane County, Utah, United States
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Landscapes & nature
The Narrows
United States
narrowest part of Zion Canyon in Zion National Park, Utah, United States
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Landscapes & nature
Totem Pole
United States
rock pinnacle in United States of America
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Streets & squares
Jungfrau railway
Switzerland
cog railway in Switzerland
Places whose own article says it was shot there
2 places whose own Wikipedia article names this film as something shot there, where Wikidata records nothing and this film’s own article does not say so either. The weakest evidence on this atlas: no pin on the map, and nothing in the downloads. Each sentence is quoted whole and linked to the article it came from, so it can be judged rather than taken on trust.
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Kleine Scheidegg Switzerland
“In the summer of 1974, Clint Eastwood and his cast and crew stayed at the Hotel Bellevue des Alpes at Kleine Scheidegg while filming The Eiger Sanction (1975).” Wikipedia
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Jungfraujoch Switzerland
“This window was used for one of the final scenes of a Clint Eastwood spy movie, The Eiger Sanction.” Wikipedia
Recorded only at country level
Wikidata also records this film as shot in Arizona, California, Canton of Berne, Switzerland, Utah, 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.
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Frequently asked questions
How many filming locations does The Eiger Sanction have?
5 places recorded on Wikidata, and 19 places named in its Wikipedia article, labelled per Wikipedia, across 2 countries.
In which countries was The Eiger Sanction filmed?
the United States and Switzerland.
Which other productions were filmed at the same places?
2001: A Space Odyssey (1968), Back to the Future Part III (1990), Frontier Crucible (2025), The Bourne Identity (2002) and 8 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.