Gran Sasso as a Film Location   9144
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1 Gran Sasso (Corno Grande), 2912m
2 Torri di Casanova, 2362m
3 Monte Infornace, 2469m
4 Monte Prena, 2561m
5 Monte Camicia, 2564m
6 Monte Tremoggia, 2331m
7 Monte Siella, 2027m
8 Monte San Vito, 1892m

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Location: Valle dei Mulini      by: Giuseppe Marzulli
Area: Italy      Date: 12 July 2025
Gran Sasso is the highest mountain massif in the Apennines and is well known, including on this website, by hikers, climbers, and skiers.
I'd like to offer a different take on Gran Sasso, as a film location.
Many films have been shot on Gran Sasso, which lends itself well to two genres: westerns and fantasy. The landscape in this panorama was used as the backdrop for the film "Continuavano a chiamarlo Trinità" (Vier Fäuste für ein Halleluja).
In the first 15 seconds of this trailer, Monte Camicia is clearly visible.
https://www.dailymotion.com/video/x7uz26y

Take a look at this panorama. Wouldn't you set a western there?
https://www.panorama-photo.net/panorama.php?pid=18096&srch=gran%20sasso

And take a look at this one. Wouldn't you set a fantasy there? Or perhaps a horror fantasy.
https://www.panorama-photo.net/panorama.php?pid=30168&us
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Too easy with Monti P and C. What I found astonishing, were the large open air grills 3km to the east of your point, filling everything with smoke. Cheers, Martin
2025/08/06 12:57 , Martin Kraus
Martin, you don't just have to guess the location, but also why I post it. :-)
The view is just a pretext to talk about a specific topic. What is it?
2025/08/06 13:40 , Giuseppe Marzulli
To understand, just watch the first 15 seconds
https://www.dailymotion.com/video/x7uz26y
2025/08/06 18:13 , Giuseppe Marzulli
I signori Pedersoli e Girotti. Didn't know that they were here. But much better than a reference to Mussolini up there. Any current event or just nostalgia?
2025/08/06 19:52 , Martin Kraus
I wanted to talk about the locations where italian westerns were filmed, and this is one of them.
But I can't tonight; I'll do it tomorrow.
2025/08/06 22:06 , Giuseppe Marzulli
Non so e non mi importa sapere nulla dei western all'italiana, ma una scialpinistica sul famoso Paginone del Camicia invece sarebbe nelle mie mire...
2025/08/07 13:58 , Pedrotti Alberto
Capisco, ma non condivido. Neanche io sono un appassionato di film western, ma quello che vorrei far vedere è che il Gran Sasso non è solo un posto per escursionisti, alpinisti o sciatori, ma è un tipo di paesaggio che si presta benissimo anche come location per film di vario genere.
Del resto non scopro nulla, molti film sono stati girati lì.
2025/08/07 14:35 , Giuseppe Marzulli
The best of the West(ern). Corbucci, Leone, Castellaris, Baldi …
2025/08/10 11:11 , Hans-Jürgen Bayer
Would not have known the movie history, but love it for the Giro-pictures from there.
2025/08/10 20:21 , Arne Rönsch

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