Towns & cities
Yuma
city in and county seat of Yuma County, Arizona, United States
United States · 32.6922, -114.6153
Yuma is named as a filming location in the Wikipedia articles of 22 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.
“The first scene was a combination of model shots and a set in Yuma, Arizona where Rambo III had been filmed.”
Filmed here, per Wikipedia
Productions whose English Wikipedia article names Yuma 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 VI – Return of the Jedi 1983
- Dune 1984
- Stargate 1994
- Rambo III 1988
- Spaceballs 1987
- Conan the Destroyer 1984
- Jarhead 2005
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The Getaway
1994
“The film was shot in Yuma, Phoenix, and The Apache Lodge in Prescott, Arizona.” Wikipedia
- Five Graves to Cairo 1943
- The Big Trail 1930
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The Garden of Allah
1936
“The filming locations were in Buttercup, California and Yuma, Arizona.” Wikipedia
- The Way West 1967
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The Lost Patrol
1934
“The Lost Patrol was filmed in Algodones Dunes, California, and Yuma, Arizona.” Wikipedia
- The Trip 1967
- King Richard and the Crusaders 1954
- Phase IV 1974
- Up in Smoke 1978
- The Badlanders 1958
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Beau Geste
1966
“Beau Geste is a 1966 American adventure film based on the 1924 novel by P. C. Wren filmed by Universal Pictures in Technicolor and Techniscope near Yuma, Arizona and directed by Douglas Heyes.” Wikipedia
- Beau Geste 1926
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The Forsaken
2001
“The film was shot on location in and around Yuma, Arizona.” Wikipedia
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In the Army Now
1994
“The desert scenes were filmed in Yuma, Arizona.” Wikipedia
Filming locations nearby
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Landmarks & buildings
Fort Yuma
United States·4 km north
United States Army fort from 1851
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Towns & cities
Winterhaven
United States·6 km north
census-designated place in Imperial County, California
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Landscapes & nature
Pilot Knob
United States·13 km west
mountain in California, United States
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Landscapes & nature
Yuma Desert
United States·19 km south
desert in southwest U.S. and northwest Mexico
Frequently asked questions
What was filmed in Yuma?
22 productions are recorded as filmed in Yuma, including Star Wars: Episode VI – Return of the Jedi (1983), Dune (1984) and Stargate (1994). 22 of the credits come from Wikipedia articles rather than Wikidata statements and are labelled per Wikipedia.
Which is the best known production filmed in Yuma?
Star Wars: Episode VI – Return of the Jedi (1983), covered by 83 Wikipedia language editions, which is how this atlas ranks fame.
Where is Yuma?
Yuma is in the United States. Its coordinates are 32.6922, -114.6153.
What other filming locations are near Yuma?
Fort Yuma (4 km north), Winterhaven (6 km north), Pilot Knob (13 km west) and Yuma Desert (19 km south), 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 en:User:Nelro, Public domain.