Miller's Crossing (1990) – Filming Locations
Drama / Thriller / Crime · Directed by Joel Coen · Starring Gabriel Byrne, Marcia Gay Harden
Set in 1929, a political boss and his advisor have a parting of the ways when they both fall for the same woman.
Where was Miller's Crossing filmed?
- New York, United States, New York – Various street scenes and establishing shots of the 1920s gangster city setting. The film's opening establishes the Prohibition-era New York setting with period-appropriate street filming and cityscape establishing shots
- New Orleans, United States, New Orleans – Key scenes depicting the corrupt city and gangster underworld operations. The Coen Brothers used New Orleans' architectural character and historic neighborhoods to establish the film's 1920s gangster setting and the rival crime families' territories
- Barataria, United States, Barataria – The climactic forest ambush and shootout sequence where Tom Reagan confronts the rival gang. The Louisiana bayou and wooded areas provided the isolated, treacherous setting for the film's violent final confrontation