Movies featuring amazing views?

[Emelee]

Can you guys help make a long list of movies featuring spectacular outside views? Like the French riviera, the fjords of Chile or Norway, mountain tops, Tuscany, the African savanna, archipelagos, rural country sides etc etc.
Can be anywhere, any country, as long as the views play a big part.

 

[Oh!Carol Christmasson]

The first titles that spring to mind are The Day Of The Jackal and A Passage To India.

 

[Emelee]

The first titles that spring to mind are The Day Of The Jackal and A Passage To India.

I can easily guess where A Passage to India takes place, but what location is The Day of the Jackal?

 

[CeeCee72]

I personally love the views in the remake of Cape Fear. It may be because I am from there and it's nostalgic for me (Cape Fear River, North Carolina USA), but I find the shots of the river beautiful.

 

[DallasFanForever]

Eat Pray Love comes to mind for me. I believe they filmed in Italy, India, and Indonesia. I was never crazy about the movie itself to be honest but visually it was quite stunning.

 

[Angels Chanting]

The opening shots of The Sound of Music (1965) shows spectacular views of the hills and mountains of Austria filmed from a helicopter.

 

[tommie]

Nope, nothing of note.

 

[Oh!Carol Christmasson]

but what location is The Day of the Jackal?

Hey! I didn't expect to be quizzed!

Black Narcissus (1947) is mouthwateringly gorgeous, and then there's the panorama of The Shining's Overlook hotel.
Here, I'll save you the trouble plodding through the film itself.

 

[Snarky Oracle!]

Hey! I didn't expect to be quizzed!

Black Narcissus (1947) is mouthwateringly gorgeous, and then there's the panorama of The Shining's Overlook hotel.
Here, I'll save you the trouble plodding through the film itself.

It's where I picture The Carlton.

 

[ginnyfan]

All David Lean movies from 1955 onwards:

Summertime (1955) - Venice






The Bridge on the River Kwai (1957) - South East Asia






Lawrence of Arabia (1962) - Middle Eastern deserts/Mediterranean






Doctor Zhivago (1965) - Russia (filmed in Nordic countries and Spain)







Ryan's Daughter (1970) - Ireland





A Passage to India (1984) - India

 

[Rove]

The one which springs to mind is Dances With Wolves.

Cinematography by Dean Semler, an Australian who won an Oscar for this.

 

[Emelee]

The Bridge on the River Kwai (1957) - South East Asia

I had discarded that movie because it's labled a war movie (not my favorite genre). I have always assumed it was just a film about trying to destroy an important strategic bridge or defending it, in some (possibly former) Asian state. Never bothered to learn more about it.

But with those images, I just might have to reconsider.

 

[ginnyfan]

^^^ Oh, it's definitely not a typical war movie. It takes place during a war but I would rather define it as action adventure. It's one of my favorite movies with a spectacular ending.

 

[ginnyfan]

A few more....


How The West Was Won (1962) - USA










The Quiet Man (1952) - Ireland






To Catch a Thief (1955) - French Riviera