Where was White Wilderness filmed?
1958 documentary film directed by James Algar
White Wilderness (1958) was filmed in Calgary, Bow River and Canmore, 3 places named in its Wikipedia article's Controversy section, in Canada. Wikidata records no filming location for it at all, so the article is the only recorded source. Each place says where its claim comes from.
Part of the True-Life Adventures film series
Places per Wikipedia's Controversy section
Wikipedia’s Controversy section names 3 places. Each links to the sentence that says so.
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Towns & cities
Calgary
Canada
Largest city in Alberta, Canada
“Additionally, McKeown revealed that footage of a polar bear cub falling down an Arctic ice slope was really filmed in a Calgary film studio.” Wikipedia
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Towns & cities
Canmore
Canada
Town in Alberta, Canada
“The host of the CBC program, Bob McKeown, discovered that the lemming scene was actually filmed at the Bow River near Canmore, Alberta, and that the same small group of lemmings was transported to the location, jostled on turntables, and repeatedly shoved off a cliff to imply mass suicide.” Wikipedia
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Landscapes & nature
Bow River
Canada
Watercourse in Alberta, Canada
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