El Dorado (1966) – Filming Locations
Western / Drama · Directed by Howard Hawks · Starring John Wayne, Charlene Holt
Cole Thornton, a gunfighter for hire, joins forces with an old friend, Sheriff J.P. Harrah. Together with a fighter and a gambler, they help a rancher and his family fight a rival rancher that is trying to steal their water.
Where was El Dorado filmed?
- Tucson, Arizona, United States, Tucson – Primary western town setting where much of the action takes place. The iconic Old Tucson studio served as the main shooting location for the fictional town of El Dorado, providing authentic frontier architecture and landscape
- Monument Valley, Arizona–Utah border, United States, Monument Valley – Scenic desert landscapes and riding sequences establishing the western frontier. The dramatic red rock formations and vast desert vistas provide the iconic visual backdrop for the film's outdoor sequences and establish the setting's vast, untamed nature
- Sedona, Arizona, United States, Sedona – Exterior sequences and landscape shots during the quest narrative. The distinctive red rock formations around Sedona were used for additional exterior location shooting to enhance the western landscape authenticity