Where was The Treasure of the Sierra Madre filmed?
1948 American treasure hunt film directed by John Huston
The Treasure of the Sierra Madre (1948) was filmed in Tampico, Sierra Madre Occidental, Kernville and Jungapeo Municipality: 4 recorded filming locations in Mexico, the United States. Every one is a filming-location statement on Wikidata, not a guess.
Filming locations
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Landscapes & nature
Sierra Madre Occidental
Mexico
Mountain range along the Pacific coast of Mexico
“Other scenes were shot in Durango and the actual mountains of the Sierra Madre Occidental in Sonora.” Wikipedia
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Towns & cities
Kernville
United States
census-designated place in the southern Sierra Nevada, in Kern County, California, United States
“According to production notes recorded by the American Film Institute, the production spent eight weeks shooting in Mexico and ten days filming in the US near Kernville, California.” Wikipedia
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Towns & cities
Tampico
Mexico
municipal seat of Tampico, State of Tamaulipas, Mexico
“Most of the location shooting in Mexico took place in Tampico, Tamaulipas and a Jungapeo - a remote mountainous area in Michoacán where many of the wilderness scenes were shot.” Wikipedia
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Towns & cities
Jungapeo Municipality
Mexico
municipality in the State of Michoacan, Mexico
Also per Wikipedia's article
The article names 6 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
Burbank
United States
city in Los Angeles County, State of California, United States
“Back in the United States, sets were constructed at the Warner Bros. studio backlot in Burbank (specifically Stages 1 and 6), including a detailed recreation of Tampico.” Wikipedia
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Studios & sets
Warner Bros. Studios, Burbank
United States
filmmaking facility owned by Warner Bros. Entertainment Inc.
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Towns & cities
Bacerac Municipality
Mexico
municipality in the State of Sonora, Mexico
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Landscapes & nature
Sierra Madre del Sur
Mexico
mountain range
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Towns & cities
Bavispe Municipality
Mexico
municipality in the State of Sonora, Mexico
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Towns & cities
Zitácuaro
Mexico
municipal seat of Zitácuaro, State of Michoacán, Mexico
Recorded only at country level
Wikidata also records this film as shot in Durango, 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.
Also shot in these places
- Riders of Destiny 1933
- Blue Steel 1934
- The Lucky Texan 1934
- The Lawless Frontier 1934
- The Star Packer 1934
- Paradise Canyon 1935
- The Desert Trail 1935
- Sí, mi amor 1984–1985
- Scrubs 2001–2010
- Gilmore Girls 2000–2007
- Obsession 2025
- The Kid Brother 1927
More filmed in Mexico
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Frequently asked questions
How many filming locations does The Treasure of the Sierra Madre have?
4 places recorded on Wikidata, and 6 places named in its Wikipedia article, labelled per Wikipedia, across 2 countries.
In which countries was The Treasure of the Sierra Madre filmed?
Mexico and the United States.
Which other productions were filmed at the same places?
Riders of Destiny (1933), Blue Steel (1934), The Lucky Texan (1934), The Lawless Frontier (1934) 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.