Everything you need to know about nevada smith movie. Sep 15, 2011 movie set magic with hollywood only 170 miles away, moviemakers have embraced lone pine as a rugged backdrop since actordirector fatty arbuckle showed up with a crew to film the 1920 silent movie the round up. A classic filmed by elia kazan, this movie is based on budd schulbergs your arkansas traveler, a short story about a fictitious arkansas native. Nevada smith is a 1966 american western film directed by henry hathaway and starring steve mcqueen, karl malden, brian keith, arthur kennedy and. Film locations around the world a travel guide for movie. This is where the atom bombcarrying enola gay was based toward the end of wwii, and since closure has also been used in con air, hulk, the core and mulholland falls. Nevada smith is that characters backstory, a tossedoff tale of coldblooded revenge that becomes a thin western backed with all the resources hollywood can offer. Watch nevada smith online stream full movie directv. Nevada smith 1966 henry hathaway cast and crew allmovie. Filming locations 19 filming dates 1 filming locations. The amazing natural scenery of colorados southwest corner was a huge part of the film. This is a beautiful region showing the eastern side of the southern sierras. Lone pine film history museum lone pine, where the real west becomes the reel west. Henry hathaways film is based on a character from harold robbins the carpetbaggers, who, in turn, based it on cowboy actor ken maynard.
When he finds his parents have been murdered by vicious killers, he sets out to track them down. A tv and video guide to 4200 genre films by michael r. Shot on location in piggott, arkansas, the film is known for being the screen debut of late legends lee remick and andy griffith. The mustang filmed at carson citys historic prison.
Oftentimes it may be less expensive to film in another citystate or weather may preclude a filmmakers original desire for setting. Titles with links have full entries on the site other unlinked titles listed can be found in the books. The movie was a prequel to the novel the carpetbaggers by harold robbins, which had been made into a film earlier that featured mcqueens character as an older man, but besides that and nevada smith depicting smiths first meeting with another carpetbaggers character, jonas. In this film, nevada smith 1966, mcqueen plays the part of a young man, maybe late teens or early twenties, although he was in his mid thirties at. They picked some great stars in it with mcqueen naturally playing the titled role. Bounded at the west, by the infamous donner summit.
There is a view of a wall of peaks, most of those peaks are over,000ft. Our take on the nevada smith hat brian keith plays the worldwise mentor who teaches mcqueen to handle a pistol, and sets him up with the skills needed to go after maldens gang. Mar 29, 2014 nevada smithsteve mcqueen, brian keith, karl malden, suzanne pleshette, arthur kennedy, martin landau, janet margolin, paul fix 1966. It was interesting how steve went from a young lad to a manwith one thought in. The film was made by embassy pictures and solar productions, in association with and released by paramount pictures. It appears to have been a 3way deal between paramount, levines embassy pictures. Since then, nearly 400 movies have been filmed or partially filmed in and around the town, particularly westerns created during the genres heyday from the 1920s to the 1970s. Hanging around with george peppard in that movie is an older, wiser westerner played by alan ladd. Partindian gunslinger nevada cliff potts delivers explosives with his partner, jonas cord lorne greene. Smith, and i have spent a good bit of time every year in southwestern colorado where dukes true grit was filmed. This famous 1989 clint eastwood movie takes a journey through northern nevada. You can watch nevada smith online on videoondemand services netflix, paytv or movie theatres with original audio in english. Jun 16, 2009 nevada smith is a steve mcqueen movie that the used a lot of different eastern sierra locations.
Nevada smith is a 1966 american western film directed by henry hathaway and starring steve mcqueen. When i think of the sierra nevada i think of forests and high mountains, not deserts. The movie island in the sky was filmed here donner lake is a natural alpine type body of water which lies almost exactly true eastwest, along the eastern edge of the sierra nevada range no s on the end, sierra nevada is already plural, in the tahoe national forest. A half american indian and half white teenager evolves into a hardened killer as he tracks down his parents murderers. The movie nevada smith was not shot in nevada, it was filmed in owens valley california, mostly north of lone pine. Well refund your credit card or we can credit your fandango account to use for another movie. The way nevada smith killed the three men in the book still gives me chills when i think about it. The movie is good, but they really did do a lot of work on trying to show different locations in the movie. I happen to spend a lot of time down there, and after stumbling across a few of the filming locations, i.
Nevada smith is a rugged innocent boy born in the 1890s during californias gold rush days to a native american mother and white father. Steve mcqueen at hot creek location the great silence. The boarding house was filmed at the krebspeterson house in carson city. Please note that this is not a comprehensive list of all productions filmed in nevada and most information is gleaned from projects that have registered with us. Movies filmed here are at a higher elevation than the ones filmed at the. Nevada smith is a 1975 tv western starring cliff potts, adam west and lorne greene, based on the 1966 film nevada smith cliff potts as nevada smith. Ive always heard that the book was a loose adaptation of howard hughes life, cant remember why. With these unforgettable movie locations in nevada, there is something for everyone even the film buffs. Halfbreed max sand steve mcqueen witnesses the brutal murder of his parents and vows to track down and kill the gang of men who did it. The general rule i go by is anything going west of the 395 is going to have the cooler forests and mountains. Since then, nearly 400 movies have been filmed or partially filmed in and around the town, particularly westerns created during the. The mustang, filmed in carson city, coming to galaxy. Books, which was john waynes final film role, is a gunfighter who has been diagnosed with cancer and comes to nevada at the turn of the 20th century. In that earlier film the part of nevada smith was played by alan ladd, but here steve mcqueen steps into the role to show smith s history.
Nevada smith is a very well done movie and as i love westerns i have watched it twice. Find movie and film cast and crew information for nevada smith 1966 henry hathaway on allmovie. Set in the west of the 1890s, the film opens with the. A new movie that was filmed at the historic state prison in carson city the mustang starring veteran actor bruce dern and matthias schoenaerts, known for the academy award winning film. Photo of one of the movie sets for nevada smith constructed near the town of laws. Nevada smith is a steve mcqueen movie that the used a lot of. At the movies in owens valley owens valley history. Since then, nearly 400 movies have been filmed or partially filmed in and around the town, particularly westerns created during the genres. The mustang filmed at carson citys historic prison arrives.
The 2010 locations are by far more similar to the terrain along the arkansas oklahoma border region, so i have to give the coens props for that, but ill gladly take southwestern. Jonas cord introneesa and max bathing sceneclimax scene in creek 15 of 15 found this interesting. See more ideas about steve mcqueen, nevada smith and mcqueen. If you are filming a project in nevada and have not yet registered it with us, it is required by law so please do so now. Some of them you can even revisitliterallytoday, simply by planning a trip to or within nevada. Nearly 100 known movies or movie sequences have been filmed in truckee and the surrounding area, not including many scenes from popular television series, such as bonanza. Movies filmed here are at a higher elevation than the ones filmed at the alabama hills. Once upon a time in the west 18 movie clip two horses too many 1968 hd duration. Youll have to complete your refund and exchange before the posted showtime indicated on your ticket. So regardless of how good or bad the movie is, for me, i couldnt take my eyes off the scenery. Most people dont know these 11 movies were filmed in nevada.
It stars george peppard as jonas cord, a character based loosely on howard hughes, and alan ladd in his last role as nevada smith, a former western gunslinger turned actor. Also, the buggy ride was filmed in washoe lake state park. Nevada smith 2009 cast and crew halfbreed max sand steve mcqueen witnesses the brutal murder of his parents and vows to track down and kill the gang of men who did it. Among the silver screen luminaries to ride through the nearby hills were roy rogers, gene autry, john wayne and william boyd, who portrayed hopalong cassidy in 66 films. The site is run in association with the books the worldwide guide to movie locations and movie london. With steve mcqueen, karl malden, brian keith, arthur kennedy. Jan 24, 2015 explore bertiefosters board steve mcqueen. Photographs of the movie set in owens valley for nevada smith. Sep 01, 2010 once upon a time in the west 18 movie clip two horses too many 1968 hd duration. Uneducated young max sand mcqueen is the product of a mixed marriagea white father and a kiowa mother. Yer yellah ending of nevada smith with karl malden youtube. Much of the 1969 western true grit was filmed in the san juan mountains of colorado and the movie lead to john waynes only academy award.
Filmed in fallon, carson city, fernley, and reno, you can see some of their scenes at the john ascuagas nugget in sparks and around downtown reno near the reno arch. The movie was a prequel to the harold robbins novel the carpetbaggers, which had been made into a highly successful film two. Filmed in 35mm panavision, this was one of the first movies to be blown up to 70mm panavision 70 for premiere screening citation needed. Good story, good entertainment and some sharp looking hats. Nevada smith, released in 1966, tells the back story of one of the characters from 1964s the carpetbaggers, with both films being based upon events in the harold robbins novel. During the early part of the 20th century, truckee was one of hollywoods favorite sites for making movies. On or about september 14, 2010 the film was in development status.
Nevada smith is a steve mcqueen movie that the used a lot of different eastern sierra locations. Nevada smith is a film programme that first aired in 1966 and has been classified a 15 certificate. With the help of the nevada film office, we chose a diverse group of films to spotlight. Oct 28, 20 high plains drifter, true grit, and nevada smith are all in our collection at the june lake library. Jun 18, 2016 in this film, nevada smith 1966, mcqueen plays the part of a young man, maybe late teens or early twenties, although he was in his mid thirties at the time. Dukes movie locations john wayne message board jwmb. Coincidentally, they held their world premiere release here in reno at harrahs.
Mcqueen hands in an excellent performance, but he is supposed to be. You may exchange or request a refund for your entire order, less the convenience fee, through fandango up until the posted showtime. Here are 15 movies filmed in arkansas youre sure to enjoy. Historic wendover airfield foundation wendover, utah. Henry hathaway this episodic vengeance western is one of steve mcqueens few works in the genre. Two years after this film, steve mcqueen played ladds character in a western prequel entitled nevada smith. Most people realize that movies are generally not filmed in the cities in which the films actually take place. May 18, 2017 nevada smith is a very well done movie and as i love westerns i have watched it twice.
The nevada hotel is the film location for the movie honeymoon in vegas where nicholas cage flies over the crazily turreted 4,000rooms. Movies filmed in truckee lake tahoe area truckeedonner. The movie was a prequel to the novel the carpetbaggers by harold robbins, which had been made into a film earlier that featured mcqueens character as an older man, but besides that and nevada smith depicting smith s first meeting with another carpetbaggers character, jonas cord sr. Nevada smith is the one that started this whole conversation about collecting films shot in mono, i was there as a 9 year old, in 1964, when it was being shot at hot creek. All the titles will eventually have full entries, so check back often. Browse hundreds of available filming locations in nevada for your next production or if you think you have the perfect location, create your 100% free film location listing and it just may end up on the silver screen. This movie has been premiered in australian hd theatres in 1966 movies 1966. Historic wendover airfield is dedicated to preserving world war ii army air force history, educating present and future generations about this period and having visitors experience the feelings and understand the circumstances of the ww ii era participants. Cliff potts as nevada smith lorne greene as jonas cord. Recent productions filmed in nevada nevada film office. Movie set magic with hollywood only 170 miles away, moviemakers have embraced lone pine as a rugged backdrop since actordirector fatty arbuckle showed up with a crew to film the 1920 silent movie the round up.
The carpetbaggers is a 1964 american drama film directed by edward dmytryk, based on the bestselling novel the carpetbaggers by harold robbins. Dec 27, 2010 regarding filming locationsi grew up in ft. The film goes on too long, with an extended prison sequence stangely reminiscent of papillon, which mcqueen would star in seven years later that seems out of. Nevada smith was shot on approximately 46 different locations in the inyo national forest in parts of southern california and southwestern nevada and the owens valley of southern california in the eastern sierra mountains. Location scenes filmed in the inyo national forest and in owens valley, california.
Instead, cord teaches sand how to shoot, and the young avenger uses that skill as he tracks down the killers. Nevada smith is a 1975 tv western starring cliff potts, adam west and lorne greene, based on the 1966 film nevada smith. Most dont know these 11 movies were filmed in nevada. True grit, then and now, john wayne, filming locations of. On or about april 10, 2010 the film was in announced status. High plains drifter, true grit, and nevada smith are all in our collection at the june lake library. In that earlier film the part of nevada smith was played by alan ladd, but here steve mcqueen steps into the role to show smiths history. Louis cathedral can be seen in the film image below. On his quest, he meets jonas cord brian keith, a gunsmith who unsuccessfully tries to persuade max to give up his vendetta. Mar 18, 2017 most people dont know these 11 movies were filmed in nevada. Besides theater movies, excalibur was the setting for a stunt in the las vegas edition of fear factor.
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