Splendor in the Grass (1961) – Filming Locations
Drama / Romance · Directed by Elia Kazan · Starring Warren Beatty, Natalie Wood
A fragile Kansas girl's unrequited and forbidden love for a handsome young man from the town's most powerful family drives her to heartbreak and madness.
Where was Splendor in the Grass filmed?
- Barnard, Kansas, United States, Barnard – Establishing shots of the small Kansas oil town where Deanie and Bud grow up. Kazan chose this authentic Kansas oil-boom town to capture the regional setting and economic context of the story; the town's real architecture and landscape authenticate the 1920s period narrative
- New York, United States, New York – Deanie's scenes after moving to New York for her promising acting career. Real NYC locations depict Deanie's escape from Kansas and her pursuit of theatrical success in the urban East
- Troy, New York, United States, Troy – Scenes depicting Bud's college life and the elite East Coast world. Location used for scenes representing the contrast between Bud's privileged Eastern education and Deanie's Kansas origins