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Pontarlier

commune in Doubs, France

🇫🇷 France · 46.9061, 6.3547

Pontarlier is named as a filming location in the Wikipedia article of 1 production — in the section each entry below links back to. No Wikidata filming statement points here yet, so this page says plainly which kind of evidence it rests on.

“The scenes of the train proceeding through Central Europe were filmed in the Jura Mountains on the then-recently closed railway line from Pontarlier to Gilley, with the scenes of the train stuck in snow being filmed in a cutting near Montbenoît.”
Murder on the Orient Express (1974) · Wikipedia

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Pontarlier
Photo: Henk Monster · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Wikimedia Commons

Filmed here, per Wikipedia

Productions whose English Wikipedia article names Pontarlier as somewhere it was shot, with no matching statement on Wikidata. Weaker evidence than a Wikidata statement, and labelled as what it is — each production’s own page links the exact section the claim comes from.

Filming locations nearby

Frequently asked questions

What was filmed in Pontarlier?

1 production is recorded as filmed in Pontarlier, including Murder on the Orient Express (1974). 1 of the credits come from Wikipedia articles rather than Wikidata statements and are labelled per Wikipedia.

Where is Pontarlier?

Pontarlier is in France, at 46.9061, 6.3547.

What other filming locations are near Pontarlier?

Gilley, Jura Mountains and Montbenoît, all within about 40 km and listed on this page.

Where does this information come from?

Filming location statements on Wikidata, joined to the place's coordinates and Wikipedia article, plus places named in Wikipedia articles, which are labelled per Wikipedia wherever they appear. The photograph is from Wikimedia Commons, by Henk Monster, CC BY-SA 3.0.