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Coachella Valley

valley in southern California, United States

🇺🇸 United States · 33.7200, -116.2000

Coachella Valley is named as a filming location in the Wikipedia articles of 5 productions — in the section each entry below links back to. No Wikidata filming statement points here yet, so this page says plainly which kind of evidence it rests on.

“Other portions of the film were shot in the Coachella Valley, California.”

The Island (2005) · Wikipedia

Open on the map → Wikipedia Source data

Filmed here, per Wikipedia

Productions whose English Wikipedia article names Coachella Valley as somewhere it was shot, with no matching statement on Wikidata. Weaker evidence than a Wikidata statement, and labelled as what it is — each production’s own page links the exact section the claim comes from.

The Island 2005
Ben-Hur 2016
The Professionals 1966
“The movie, which was shot in Technicolor, was filmed in Death Valley and the Coachella Valley in California, as well as Valley of Fire State Park in Nevada.” Wikipedia
U Turn 1997
“U Turn was filmed during November 1996–January 1997 on location in Superior, Arizona and other areas of Arizona and California, including the Coachella Valley.” Wikipedia
The Informant! 2009

Named here by Coachella Valley’s own Wikipedia article

Productions this page’s own Wikipedia article says were shot at Coachella Valley, where neither Wikidata nor the production’s own article records it. That is the weakest evidence on this atlas, so these get no pin on the map and stay out of the downloads — the sentence is quoted in full below each one so you can judge it.

Mission: Impossible III 2006

“The helicopter scene in Mission: Impossible III was filmed in the windfarm outside of Palm Springs.” Wikipedia
It's a Mad, Mad, Mad, Mad World 1963

“Another famous movie filmed in the Coachella Valley (as well as Yucca Valley and Twentynine Palms, to the north) is It's a Mad, Mad, Mad, Mad World.” Wikipedia
Alpha Dog 2006

“A majority of the 2007 film Alpha Dog was shot in Palm Springs.” Wikipedia

Filming locations nearby

Frequently asked questions

What was filmed at Coachella Valley?

5 productions are recorded as filmed at Coachella Valley, including The Island (2005), Ben-Hur (2016) and The Professionals (1966). 5 of the credits come from Wikipedia articles rather than Wikidata statements and are labelled per Wikipedia.

Which is the best known production filmed at Coachella Valley?

The Island (2005), covered by 48 Wikipedia language editions, which is how this atlas ranks fame.

Where is Coachella Valley?

Coachella Valley is in the United States, at 33.7200, -116.2000.

What other filming locations are near Coachella Valley?

Palm Springs, Elrod House, Indio, San Bernardino National Forest and 2 more, all within about 40 km and listed on this page.

Where does this information come from?

Filming location statements on Wikidata, joined to the place's coordinates and Wikipedia article, plus places named in Wikipedia articles, which are labelled per Wikipedia wherever they appear. The photograph is from Wikimedia Commons, by Pacific Southwest Region USFWS from Sacramento, US, Public domain.