Django Unchained (2012)
- Documented locations
- 12
- Year
- 2012
- Directed by
- Quentin Tarantino
- Cities
- Lone Pine, Independence, Santa Clarita, Simi Valley, Los Angeles, Kelly, Jackson, Edgard, Wallace, New Orleans, Moose
Lone Pine, United States
Field of rounded rocks at the foot of Mount Whitney, near Lone Pine, a backdrop for westerns since the 1920s.
The scene : The opening sequence (1858): Django and other chained slaves are led on foot through a rocky landscape, meant to represent Texas.
Independence, United States
The scene : In a wooded area along the US-395, Dr. King Schultz meets Django for the first time and buys him from his captors.
Santa Clarita, United States
Newhall Cinema Ranch (Santa Clarita) opened in 1915, purchased by Gene Autry in 1952, ravaged by a fire in 1962 and then rebuilt; set for many westerns.
The scene : The fictional town of "Daughtrey, Texas": Django and Schultz ride up the main street on horseback, where Schultz will shoot the sheriff; scenes from the saloon and the Chattanooga Haberdashery clothing store.
Simi Valley, United States
Simi Valley filming ranch, located in the hills of the western valley.
The scene : The burlesque scene of the hooded riders (in the style of Monty Python) preparing their ambush against Schultz's cart.
Los Angeles, United States
Plateau of the former Ahmanson Ranch, now Upper Las Virgenes Canyon Open Space Preserve, in West Hills; a movie set since the Hollywood golden age.
The scene : The vast ranch landscapes traversed on horseback by Django and Schultz.
United States
Wyoming National Park renowned for the Teton Range and the Jackson Hole valley.
The scene : The winter scenes of Schultz and Django's journey, bounty hunters traversing the snow of the Grand Teton (Antelope Flats area, including the Bar BC Ranch).
Kelly, United States
Natural hot spring of Grand Teton National Park, near the hamlet of Kelly.
The scene : Django baths in the spring: a dreamlike sequence where he evokes his wife Broomhilda.
Jackson, United States
Reserve created in 1912 near Jackson to protect the large herd of elk (wapiti) in the valley; it also served as a backdrop for 'The Man from the Valleys' (1953).
The scene : The shots of the herd of elk that accompany the winter sequence, filmed in the northern part of the reserve.
Edgard, United States
Active sugar cane plantation in Edgard, with 37 buildings listed on the national register of historical places, featuring its rows of original slave cabins. It is also a National Historic Landmark.
The scene : Big Daddy's plantation ("Bennett Manor") and the scenes in the original slave quarters, including the flashback of the Brittle brothers; the exterior of the "Candyland" estate was built on this land for the film and then dismantled.
Wallace, United States
Former sugar cane plantation of Wallace, now a museum dedicated to the history of slavery.
The scene : The interiors of the blacksmith's workshop were filmed in the plantation buildings.
New Orleans, United States
Studios and filming stages complex of New Orleans.
The scene : The interiors of the "Candyland" estate of Calvin Candie, recreated in the studio (including the meeting between Django and Broomhilda).
Moose, United States
Historic dude ranch of Grand Teton National Park, near Moose, now a preserved heritage site.
The scene : The winter bounty hunting scenes of Schultz and Django, set against the snowy expanses of Grand Teton.