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Guadalupe–Nipomo Dunes

Dune system in California

United States · 34.9760, -120.6500

Wikipedia names Guadalupe–Nipomo Dunes as where 4 films and series were filmed; each title’s page links to the sentence that says so. Wikidata records no shoot here yet.

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Filmed here, per Wikipedia

Wikipedia says these were filmed in Guadalupe–Nipomo Dunes. Each title’s page links to the sentence that says so.

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What Wikipedia says about Guadalupe–Nipomo Dunes

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  • The Ten Commandments 1923

    “The Exodus scenes were filmed at the Guadalupe-Nipomo Dunes in northern Santa Barbara County.” Wikipedia

  • The Sheik 1921

    “Emily W. Leider, author of Dark Lover: The Life and Death of Rudolph Valentino, argues that the desert exterior scenes were filmed in Oxnard, California, and the Guadalupe Dunes of Santa Barbara County.” Wikipedia

  • Black Is King 2020

    “"Bigger" and "Find Your Way Back" were directed by Beyoncé alone, and were filmed in Arroyo Burro Beach and Guadalupe-Nipomo Dunes, California.” Wikipedia

  • The Ten Commandments 1923

    “In 1923, the epic movie The Ten Commandments directed by Cecil B. DeMille, was filmed on the Dunes.” Wikipedia