Published 18:18 IST, October 12th 2020

Where was the movie 'Gunga Din' filmed? See all the movie filming locations

Where was the movie Gunga Din filmed? See all of the Gunga Din movie filming locations. Gunga Din is a 1939 released RKO movie directed by George Stevens.

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Gunga Din is an American movie loosely based on Rudyard Kipling poem as well as his short story collection called Soldiers Three. film was released in 1939. story is about three British sergeants played by Cary Grant, Victor McLaglen and Douglas Fairbanks, Jr, along with ir water bearer who is known as Gunga Din. plot of film is about Gunga Din who fights murderous Indian cults during colonial British India. In Kipling's poem, story is narrated by a wounded English soldier. Gunga Din is Indian water-bearer which is referred to as Bhisti, who saves soldier's life, but himself gets killed in process. Re on to know more about Gunga Din movie filming location

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Where was movie Gunga Din filmed?

Alabama Hills, Lone Pine, California, USA

main location for filming of Gunga Din movie was done in Alabama Hills region, which is located in Lone Pine, in California state of USA. plaque that could be found in Alabama Hills region states that location was indeed chosen for filming of 1939 released movie Gunga Din.

plaque res "In 1938, this hill area, among many ors in se Alabama Hills, served as a stand-in for hill country of norrn India when RKO me classic venture film, 'Gunga Din,' on location in Lone Pine. Hundreds of horsemen raced across hills and elaborate sets were built here and nearby while cast and crew lived for weeks in a tent city off Movie Ro. Directed by George Stevens, epic starred Cary Grant, Douglas Fairbanks Jr., Victor McLaglen and Joan Fontaine with Sam Jaffe as Gunga Din, waterboy who wanted so much to be a soldier."

Sierra Neva range

According to IMDb, filing of Gunga Din took place in sets me by RKO at Lone Pine and also RKO's Encino movie ranch as well. Even though movie's story was supposed to show Khyber Pass region, however, whole film was me in Lone Pine at Alabama Hills and surrounding areas. According to Museum of Western Film History portal, narrowing regions of Lone Pine helped makers of movie depict Khyber Pass area.

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