Where was Cliffhanger filmed? Know about the Costliest Aerial Stunt Film's shoot locations

Renny Harlin’s Cliffhanger is an action-adventure drama released in 1993. Featuring Sylvester Stallone, John Lithgow, Michael Rooker and Janine Turner in essential roles, concept of film is based on a mountain climber who becomes embroiled in a heist of a US Treasury plane flying through Rocky Mountains. plot is penned by John Long, who is a climber himself.

film garnered massive appreciation for its storyline and its sets and production. film is also added to Guinness Book of World Records for costliest aerial stunt ever performed. Many moviegoers appreciated breathtaking stunts performed in film and wondered about Cliffhanger's filming location which was majorly set in mountains. ‘Where was Cliffhanger filmed?’- has become a frequent question for fans of adventure drama. Here we’ve got you a detailed answer to your question.

Cliffhanger's filming location details

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According to IMDb, filming of Cliffhanger was majorly done in several parts of USA and Italy. film’s most breathtaking scenes were shot in Cortina d’Ampezzo Dolomites mountains, majorly because of its huge resemblance to Colorado Rockies. production paid a whopping amount of eighty million Lire only to enter all mountain areas.

One of bridge scenes was filmed on Monte Cristallo, Ferrata Iva Dibona in Italy. Because of filming, crew, too, stayed in Cortina for more than three months. Several shots were filmed in Durango, Colorado. Furrmore, production team also gave credits to Ute Tribe for filming in Ute Mountain reservation. Several scenes were also shot in Cinecitta Studios in Rome, Lazio, Italy.

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One scene where stuntman Simon Crane had to cross once between two planes at nearly fifteen thousand feet, without aid of any safety devices or any photography tricks, was filmed in USA, as such a stunt is considered to be illegal in Europe. filming took place in months of April to August in year 1992.  According to report, Sylvester Stallone partly decided to sign up for film in an effort to help him overcome his fear of heights.

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Im Source: A still from Cliffhanger

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