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Where was 127 Hours filmed?

2010 film, directed by Danny Boyle.

  • Salt Lake City

The story is set in Utah, about 89 miles (143 km) from where it was filmed.

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Where it’s set vs. where it was filmed

Set in
Utah
Filmed in
Salt Lake City
Distance
About 89 miles (143 km) between Utah and the nearest filming location.

About 127 Hours

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Released
2010
Director
Danny Boyle
Cast
James FrancoKate MaraAmber TamblynClémence PoésyLizzy CaplanKate BurtonTreat WilliamsPieter Jan BruggeAron Ralston
Genre
DocudramaDramaBiographicalSurvivalIndependent
Based on
Between a Rock and a Hard Place

The story

He befriends lost hikers Kristi and Megan and gives them directions.

He continues through a slot canyon in Bluejohn Canyon.

At one point, the knife falls from his hand, and he is forced to use his bare feet and a little branch to recover it.

Famous lines from 127 Hours

Could you name the film from one of these? Famous lines turn up in the daily game.

  • Every Second Counts.
  • There is no force more powerful than the will to live.

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