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The Man Who Fell To Earth

White Sands National Monument

Alamogordo · United States  ·  Alien planet surface

The Man Who Fell To Earth filmed at White Sands National Monument, Alamogordo. The barren white gypsum dunes here stand in for the surface of the title character's home planet. On screen it's Newton's home planet.

Where to go

32.864379, -105.986739

Probable Named in published production coverage; the coordinate is the place itself, checked against a gazetteer. This is a street or a long feature — the coordinate is a representative point on it, not a single spot.

Good to know

Title
The Man Who Fell To Earth (1976)
On screen
Newton's home planet
In real life
White Sands National Monument, Alamogordo
Can you visit?
Open to the public, ticketed
Time to allow
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Confidence
Probable

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Questions

Where exactly did The Man Who Fell To Earth film at White Sands National Monument?
At 32.864379, -105.986739 in Alamogordo. Named in published production coverage; the coordinate is the place itself, checked against a gazetteer. This is a street or a long feature — the coordinate is a representative point on it, not a single spot.
Can you visit White Sands National Monument?
Open to the public, ticketed.
What else was filmed near White Sands National Monument?
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