Towns & cities
Pontarlier
commune in Doubs, France
France · 46.9061, 6.3547
Pontarlier is named as a filming location in the Wikipedia articles of 2 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 place inside Pontarlier has a page of its own: listed below. Everything shot at it is already named above, recorded against Pontarlier as well.
“The scenes of the train proceeding through Central Europe were filmed in the Jura Mountains on the then-recently closed railway line from Pontarlier to Gilley, with the scenes of the train stuck in snow being filmed in a cutting near Montbenoît.”
Filmed here, per Wikipedia
Productions whose English Wikipedia article names Pontarlier 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.
- Murder on the Orient Express 1974
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The Burned Barns
1973
“The film was shot in Pontarlier, in the Doubs department.” Wikipedia
Filming locations inside Pontarlier
1 place inside Pontarlier, with a page of its own. Every production shot at it is already listed above, because Wikidata records it against Pontarlier too.
Filming locations nearby
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Towns & cities
Le Larmont (winter sports resort)
France·4 km east
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Landscapes & nature
Montagne du Larmont
France·4 km east
mountain in the border of France-Switzerland
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Towns & cities
Montbenoît
France·13 km north-east
commune in Doubs, France
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Towns & cities
La Chaux
France·14 km north-east
commune in Doubs, France
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Towns & cities
Gilley
France·19 km north-east
commune in Doubs, France
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Towns & cities
Mouthe
France·25 km south-west
commune in Doubs, France
Frequently asked questions
What was filmed in Pontarlier?
2 productions are recorded as filmed in Pontarlier, including Murder on the Orient Express (1974) and The Burned Barns (1973). 2 of the credits come from Wikipedia articles rather than Wikidata statements and are labelled per Wikipedia.
Which is the best known production filmed in Pontarlier?
Murder on the Orient Express (1974), covered by 48 Wikipedia language editions, which is how this atlas ranks fame.
Where is Pontarlier?
Pontarlier is in France. Its coordinates are 46.9061, 6.3547.
What other filming locations are near Pontarlier?
Le Larmont (winter sports resort) (4 km east), Montagne du Larmont (4 km east), Montbenoît (13 km north-east), La Chaux (14 km north-east) and 2 more, all within 40 km and listed on this page with photographs.
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 Henk Monster, CC BY-SA 3.0.