🏙 Towns & cities
Monterey
city in Monterey County, California, United States
🇺🇸 United States · 36.6002, -121.8947
Monterey is recorded as a filming location for 3 productions. Wikidata records these shoots at town level — somewhere in Monterey, rather than at one identified spot. Wikipedia names it for 8 more.
1 production was filmed at 1 place inside Monterey rather than at Monterey itself — listed below, each with the place it was shot.
“Although set in early 20th century Monterey, California, much of the film was actually shot on location in Mendocino, California.”
Movies and TV series filmed in Monterey
Filmed here, per Wikipedia
Productions whose English Wikipedia article names Monterey as somewhere it was shot, with no matching statement on Wikidata. Weaker evidence than the statements above, so it gets its own list — each production’s own page links the exact section the claim comes from.
- Mutiny on the Bounty 1935
- East of Eden 1955
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The Eiger Sanction
1975
“The picture was filmed on location on the Eiger mountain and Zürich in Switzerland, in Monument Valley and Zion National Park in the American Southwest, and in Carmel-by-the-Sea and Monterey in California.” Wikipedia
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Lassie Come Home
1943
“The film was shot in Washington state and Monterey, California, while the rapids scene was shot on the San Joaquin River.” Wikipedia
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Leave Her to Heaven
1945
“Additional photography took place in Monterey.” Wikipedia
- Play Misty for Me 1971
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Turner & Hooch
1989
“Though primarily filmed in San Pedro, on locations scenes were also filmed in Monterey, Pacific Grove, and Moss Landing, California.” Wikipedia
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The Ghost and Mrs. Muir
1947
“Filming locations included Palos Verdes and Monterey, California.” Wikipedia
Movies and TV series filmed elsewhere in Monterey
1 production shot at 1 place inside Monterey, each named beside it. Separate from the list above, which is what Wikidata records against Monterey itself.
- Star Trek IV: The Voyage Home Monterey Bay Aquarium per Wikipedia 1986
Filming locations nearby
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🏙 Towns & cities
Carmel-by-the-Sea
🇺🇸 United States
city in Monterey County, California, United States
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🏙 Towns & cities
Pebble Beach
🇺🇸 United States
unincorporated community in Monterey County, California, United States
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🛣 Streets & squares
17-Mile Drive
🇺🇸 United States
street
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🏛 Landmarks & buildings
Mission San Juan Bautista
🇺🇸 United States
Spanish mission in California, United States
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🏙 Towns & cities
San Juan Bautista
🇺🇸 United States
city in San Benito County, California, United States
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🏞 Landscapes & nature
Monterey Bay Aquarium
🇺🇸 United States
nonprofit public aquarium in Monterey, California
Frequently asked questions
What was filmed in Monterey?
12 productions are recorded as filmed in Monterey, 1 of them at places inside it, including Alice Doesn't Live Here Anymore (1974), Big Little Lies (2017–2019) and The Three Musketeers (1948). 8 of the credits come from Wikipedia articles rather than Wikidata statements and are labelled per Wikipedia.
Which is the best known production filmed in Monterey?
Alice Doesn't Live Here Anymore (1974), covered by 42 Wikipedia language editions, which is how this atlas ranks fame.
Where is Monterey?
Monterey is in the United States, at 36.6002, -121.8947.
What other filming locations are near Monterey?
Carmel-by-the-Sea, Pebble Beach, 17-Mile Drive, Mission San Juan Bautista 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 Smatprt, Public domain.