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Where was Brokeback Mountain filmed?

2005 film, directed by Ang Lee.

  • Alberta

The story is set in Texas, about 1,785 miles (2,872 km) from where it was filmed.

Red pins: where it was filmed. Amber pins: where the story is set. Select a pin to see its name.

Where it’s set vs. where it was filmed

Set in
Texas; Wyoming; Signal Mountain (Wyoming)
Filmed in
Alberta
Distance
About 1,785 miles (2,872 km) between Texas and the nearest filming location.

About Brokeback Mountain

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Released
2005
Director
Ang Lee
Cast
Heath LedgerJake GyllenhaalMichelle WilliamsRandy QuaidLinda CardelliniAnna FarisDavid HarbourKate MaraBrooklynn Proulx
Genre
RomanceDramaLgbtq-related
Based on
Brokeback Mountain
Awards
Golden Lion; Academy Award for Best Director; Academy Award for Best Writing; Adapted Screenplay and 4 more

The story

Ennis and Jack gradually become close friends, and then have a sexual encounter after a night of drinking.

Ennis marries his longtime fiancée Alma Beers and they have two daughters.

Ennis is also haunted by a childhood memory of his father showing him the body of a man who was tortured and killed for suspected homosexuality.

Famous lines from Brokeback Mountain

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

  • Del Mar.Ennis Del Mar
  • .. Right.Jack Twist
  • For what?Jack Twist
  • Jack Twist.Jack Twist
  • Me neither.Jack Twist

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