1960 - 1979
Below are a variety of films & shows made in our region from 1960 to 1979, utilizing such vibrant locations as Downtown Tucson, Empire Ranch, and Sabino Canyon. We have listed a few of the many locations under each production.
You can check out all of the cinematic looks southern Arizona has to offer on our locations page HERE.
1970 - 1979
The Frisco Kid 1979 | Robert Aldrich
Locations: Old Tucson, Arivaca, Sonoita
The Villain 1979 | Hal Needham
Locations: Old Tucson, Benson
It Lives Again 1978 | Larry Cohen
Locations: Tucson
Go West Young Girl 1978 | TV Movie | Alan J. Levi
Locations: Old Tucson
Incredible Rocky Mountain Race 1977 | TV Movie | James L. Conway
Locations: Old Tucson
Another Man, Another Chance 1977 | Claude Lelouch
Locations: Babocomari Ranch, Sonoita, Mescal
A Star Is Born 1976 | Frank Pierson
Locations: Empire Ranch, Pima County Courthouse, Downtown Tucson
The Last Hard Men 1976 | Andrew V. McLaglen
Locations: Arivaca, Old Tucson, Empire Ranch
The Outlaw Josey Wales 1976 | Clint Eastwood
Locations: Old Tucson, Mescal, Empire Ranch
White Line Fever 1975 | Jonathan Kaplan
Locations: Triple T Truck Stop, Saguaro National Park, Downtown Tucson
Posse 1975 | Kirk Douglas
Locations: Old Tucson, Empire Ranch
Death Wish 1974 | Michael Winner
Locations: University of Arizona, Old Tucson
The Hanged Man 1974 | TV Movie | Michael Caffey
Locations: Mescal, Old Tucson
Petrocelli (NBC) 1974 | TV Series
Locations: Old Tucson, Tucson Mountain Park, Downtown Tucson
Pray For The Wildcats 1974 | TV Movie | Robert Michael Lewis
Locations: Old Tucson, Nogales
Trial of Billy Jack 1974 | Tom Laughlin
Locations: Old Tucson, Colossal Cave Mountain Park
Restless Sleep 1973 | David Burton Morris
Locations: Tucson
The Man Who Loved Cat Dancing 1973 | Richard C. Sarafian
Locations: Old Tucson, San Rafael Valley
Gunsmoke (CBS) 1972 | TV Show | S18 Ep 11
Locations: Old Tucson, Empire Ranch
Night of the Lepus 1972 | William F. Claxton
Locations: Old Tucson, Sonoita, Empire Ranch
The Legend of Nigger Charley 1972 | Martin Goldman
Locations: Old Tucson
Joe Kidd 1972 | John Sturges
Locations: Old Tucson
Dirty Little Billy 1972 | Stan Dragoti
Locations: Old Tucson, Mescal
Yuma 1971 | TV Movie | Ted Post
Locations: Old Tucson, Sabino Canyon
Dirty Dingus Magee 1970 | Burt Kennedy
Locations: Mescal, Old Tucson, Sonoita
The Animals 1970 | Ron Joy
Locations: Saguaro National Park, Old Tucson
Monte Walsh 1970 | William A. Fraker
Locations: Mescal, Old Tucson, Circle Z Ranch
Mr. Horn 1979 | TV Movie | Jack Starrett
Locations: San Rafael Valley, Las Cieneges National Conservation Area, Mescal
The Sacketts 1979 | TV Mini-Series
Locations: Sonoita, Mescal, Patagonia
The New Maverick 1978 | TV Movie | Hy Averback
Locations: San Rafael Ranch State Park, Patagonia, Old Tucson
Wild & Wooly 1978 | TV Movie | Philip Leacock
Locations: Old Tucson
How the West Was Won 1977 | TV Series
Locations: Benson, Mescal, Old Tucson
Tales of The Nunundaga (ABC) 1977 | TV Special | John Llewellyn Moxey
Locations: Old Tucson
Hawmps! 1976 | Joe Camp
Locations: Old Tucson
Wanted: The Sundance Woman 1976 | TV Movie | Lee Philips
Locations: Old Tucson
Young Pioneers 1976 | TV Movie | Michael O'Herlihy
Locations: San Rafael Ranch State Park, Empire Ranch, Mescal
The Abduction of Saint Anne 1975 | TV Movie | Harry Falk
Locations: Old Tucson
Katherine (An American Terrorist) 1975 | TV Movie | Jeremy Kagan
Locations: Old Tucson
The Gun And The Pulpit 1974 | TV Movie | Daniel Petrie
Locations: Old Tucson
Mark of Zorro 1974 | TV Movie | Don McDougall
Locations: Old Tucson, Mission San Xavier del Bac
A Knife For The Ladies 1974 | Larry G. Spangler
Locations: Old Tucson
Alice Doesn't Live Here Anymore 1974 | Martin Scorsese
Locations: Fourth Avenue Underpass, Longhorn Grill, Saguaro National Park
Electra Glide in Blue 1973 | James William Guercio
Locations: Tucson
Lost Horizon 1973 | Charles Jarrott
Locations: Tucson
The Soul of Nigger Charley 1973 | Larry G. Spangler
Locations: Old Tucson, Benson, Sabino Canyon
The Life And Times of Judge Roy Bean 1972 | John Huston
Locations: Old Tucson, Mescal, Douglas
Pocket Money 1972 | Stuart Rosenberg
Locations: Old Tucson, Nogales, Empire ranch
A Ton of Grass Goes To Pot 1972 | Tom Hanson
Locations: Old Tucson
Ulzana's Raid 1972 | Robert Aldrich
Locations: Sonoita, Nogales
Wild Rovers 1971 | Blake Edwards
Locations: Nogales, Patagonia, Old Tucson
Scandalous John 1971 | Robert Butler
Locations: Old Tucson
Rio Lobo 1970 | Howard Hawks
Locations: Old Tucson, Arivaca
The Great White Hope 1970 | Martin Ritt
Locations: Nogales, Sonoita, San Rafael Ranch State Park
Death of A Gunfighter 1969 | Don Siegel & Robert Totten
Locations: Old Tucson
What Ever Happened to Aunt Alice? 1969 | Lee H. Katzin
Locations: Old Tucson
Hell's Belles 1969 | Maury Dexter
Locations: Old Tucson, Amado
Lonesome Cowboys 1968 | Andy Warhol
Locations: Old Tucson
The Young Animals 1968 | Maury Dexter
Locations: Tucson High School
El Dorado 1967 | Howard Hawks
Locations: Old Tucson, Picacho Peak State Park, Fairbank
The High Chaparral 1967 | TV Series
Locations: Old Tucson, Tombstone, Nogales
The Way West 1967 | Andrew V. McLaglen
Locations: Old Tucson
A Time For Killing 1967 | Phil Karlson
Locations: Old Tucson
Bonanza 1966 | TV Series
Locations: Tanque Verde Ranch, Empire Ranch, Patagonia
Arizona Raiders 1965 | William Witney
Locations: Old Tucson
The Reward 1965 | Serge Bourguignon
Locations: Old Tucson
McLintock! 1963 | Andrew V. McLaglen
Locations: Old Tucson, San Rafael Ranch State Park, Patagonia
How The West Was Won 1962 | John Ford, Henry Hathaway & George Marshall
Locations: Old Tucson, Mammoth
A Thunder of Drums 1961 | Joseph M. Newman
Locations: Sabino Canyon, Old Tucson
Cimarron 1960 | Anthony Mann
Locations: Mescal, Old Tucson, Dragoon Mountains
Love Is a Funny Thing 1969 | Claude Lelouch
Locations: Old Tucson
Heaven With A Gun 1969 | Lee H. Katzin
Locations: Old Tucson, San Rafael Ranch State Park, Sonoita
Young Billy Young 1969 | Burt Kennedy
Locations: Old Tucson, Picacho Peak State Park
The Mini-Skirt Mob 1968 | Maury Dexter
Locations: Old Tucson
Dundee And The Culhane 1967 | TV Series
Locations: Old Tucson
Hombre 1967 | Martin Ritt
Locations: Willcox Playa, Old Tucson, Empire Ranch
Tobruk 1967 | Arthur Hiller
Locations: Tucson
The Last Challenge 1967 | Richard Thorpe
Locations: Old Tucson, Sabino Canyon
Return of The Gunfighter 1967 | James Neilson
Locations: Empire Ranch, Old Tucson, Sonoita
Death Valley Days 1966 | TV Series
Locations: Old Tucson, Colossal Cave Mountain Park, Benson
The Great Sioux Massacre 1965 | Sidney Salkow
Locations: Old Tucson, Sonoita
The Outrage 1964 | Martin Ritt
Locations: Old Tucson
Have Gun - Will Travel 1962 | TV Series
Locations: Old Tucson
Young Guns of Texas 1962 | Maury Dexter
Locations: Old Tucson
The Deadly Companions 1961 | Sam Peckinpah
Locations: Old Tucson, Saguaro National Park, Sabino Canyon
A Legacy Of Film By Decade
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Additionally, we provide no-fee permits, production manuals which include professionally skilled crew and reliable information regarding a Tucson shoot. We can personally assist with location scoutings as well as coordinate arrangements with Fire, Police, and Traffic Engineering Department personnel. We strive to make your location filming an efficient, cost-effective and enjoyable experience. Whatever your budget or production needs may be, Film Tucson is willing to assist you. Watch our clip reel, Tucson On Film, to see for yourself the legacy of film in Southern Arizona. Visit us on Facebook for the current film news and all the latest info on Tucson's robust local film community.
