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The Great Dictator

Malibou Lake

United States  ·  War scenes and duck hunt

The Great Dictator filmed at Malibou Lake. Around this lake in the Santa Monica Mountains, filming took place for the battle sequences and a duck-hunting episode.

Where to go

34.107, -118.757

Probable Named in published production coverage; the coordinate is the place itself, checked against a gazetteer. This is an area, not a spot. The coordinate is its middle, so use it to navigate to the place and not to line up a shot.

Good to know

Title
The Great Dictator (1940)
On screen
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In real life
Malibou Lake
Can you visit?
Open to the public, free
Time to allow
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Confidence
Probable

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Questions

Where exactly did The Great Dictator film at Malibou Lake?
At 34.107, -118.757. Named in published production coverage; the coordinate is the place itself, checked against a gazetteer. This is an area, not a spot. The coordinate is its middle, so use it to navigate to the place and not to line up a shot.
Can you visit Malibou Lake?
Open to the public, free.
What else was filmed near Malibou Lake?
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