🏞 Landscapes & nature
Death Valley
desert basin in Inyo and San Bernadino counties in California, United States
🇺🇸 United States · 36.4569, -116.8653
Death Valley is named as a filming location in the Wikipedia articles of 11 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. 1 anime is also set here.
“Additional Tatooine scenes were shot at Death Valley in the United States.”
Filmed here, per Wikipedia
Productions whose English Wikipedia article names Death 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.
- Star Wars: Episode IV – A New Hope 1977
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Star Wars: Episode VI – Return of the Jedi
1983
“One small post-production unit shot background matte plates for a day in Death Valley, and a Steadicam unit shot forest backgrounds for the speeder chase on Endor.” Wikipedia
- Spartacus 1960
- Blade 1998
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Lost Highway
1997
“Some of the film's exterior and driving scenes were shot in Griffith Park, while the scenes of the Lost Highway Hotel were filmed at the Amargosa Opera House and Hotel in Death Valley.” Wikipedia
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20,000 Leagues Under the Sea
1954
“Other scenes were photographed in Nassau, Lyford Cay (where the 1916 version was filmed), and Death Valley.” Wikipedia
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Zabriskie Point
1970
“Some of the movie's scenes were filmed on location at Zabriskie Point in Death Valley.” Wikipedia
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Greed
1924
“After filming in San Francisco finished in June, the production traveled to Death Valley.” Wikipedia
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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
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The Greatest Story Ever Told
1965
“Death Valley in California was filmed for Jesus's 40-day journey into the wilderness.” Wikipedia
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3 Godfathers
1948
“The film was shot primarily in Death Valley, California, although not set there.” Wikipedia
Set here
Anime that take place here. Nothing drawn was ever filmed here, so this is where the story is set rather than where a camera stood — a different claim from everything above, and kept under its own heading for that reason.
Filming locations nearby
Frequently asked questions
What was filmed at Death Valley?
11 productions are recorded as filmed at Death Valley, including Star Wars: Episode IV – A New Hope (1977), Star Wars: Episode VI – Return of the Jedi (1983) and Spartacus (1960). 11 of the credits come from Wikipedia articles rather than Wikidata statements and are labelled per Wikipedia.
Which is the best known production filmed at Death Valley?
Star Wars: Episode IV – A New Hope (1977), covered by 96 Wikipedia language editions, which is how this atlas ranks fame.
Where is Death Valley?
Death Valley is in the United States, at 36.4569, -116.8653.
What other filming locations are near Death Valley?
Zabriskie Point, 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 Photographersnature, CC BY-SA 3.0.