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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Wolverine GTR" data-source="post: 23824768" data-attributes="member: 158020">-Abandoned Movie Sets in Morocco- In the early 1960s, movie director David Lean was scouting for locations to shoot his upcoming movie Lawrence of Arabia    when he learned about Ouarzazate. This large desert town, nestled at    the foot of the High Atlas Mountains, in southern Morocco had exotic    scenery, clear skies and friendly locals, providing an attractive   location  for movies involving ancient, desert-based story lines. Lean   eventually  shot most part of the movie in Spain, but many key scenes   were also  shot in Jordan and in Ouarzazate, such as the massacre of the   Turkish  Army in the town of Tafas.    Over the last fifty years, countless  movies and TV series have been   shot in Morocco, and in Ouarzazate in  particular. These include The Man Who Would Be King (1975), The Last Temptation of Christ (1988), The Mummy (1999), Gladiator (2000), Black Hawk Down (2001), Alexander (2004), Babel (2006), The Bourne Ultimatum (2007), Prince of Persia: The Sands of Time (2010), 13 Hours (2016), and part of the TV series Game of Thrones and Prison Break, just to name a few.   <img src="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-Gt7jojDNea0/W87-UGZgljI/AAAAAAABZbQ/o024fBWepZkgp8C3qD_nSB1gicvdG-0sgCHMYCw/ouarzazate-atlas-film-studio-89?imgmax=1600" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" />   (The  fake gas station used in the movie “The Hills Have Eyes” (2006) now  lying abandoned near the Moroccan town of Agadir.)    Since  1983, the Atlas Film Corporation Studios located on the   outskirts of  town have been handling these productions. The Michael   Douglas classic  “The Jewel of the Nile” was their first film.    “Logistically, [Ouarzazate is] very good,” Amine Tazi, general manager   at Atlas & CLA Studios told CNN in 2015.“Everything is very close   by. Hotels are close by. People are very movie friendly and very   efficient.”    Beyond  the beautiful natural backdrops, Tazi's studios offer   filmmakers dozens  of fake options such as Styrofoam Egyptian temples   and plaster-cast  Tibetan Palaces. Even National Geographic used one of   his sets to film  the mini-series “Killing Jesus”. Many of these sets   were constructed in  the desert far from the town and the studio, and   after shooting was  over, the crew simply packed up their gear and left.   The crumbling sets  depicting exotic Roman temples and places are now a   huge draw for  tourists and movie buffs the world over.    Morocco is also one of the safest countries in the  Middle-East.“Morocco   is one of the countries that goes out of its way  to welcome film   makers,” Tony Reeves, writer of the Worldwide Guide to  Movie Locations,   told CNN.“Technical crews in Morocco are well sought  after -- builders,   painters, extras, electrical resources.”    Although foreign movies  contribute significantly to Ouarzazate’s   economy, it’s not fair to  assume that abandoned movie sets are the only   thing to see here.  Ouarzazate is a beautiful city with a UNESCO World   Heritage Site  nearby—the fortified village of Aït Benhaddou which   itself appeared in  some two dozen movies.   <img src="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/--kfLUU0Dl9k/W87-WOJ2qDI/AAAAAAABZbU/sJujvC0WKxgds-qba-XcXrMUue_vkI7rwCHMYCw/ouarzazate-22?imgmax=1600" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" /> (The city of Ouarzazate.)   <img src="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-plfJHUaJK-s/W87-XjeLaUI/AAAAAAABZbY/rpCnx1gJuygnqrvUvS8_SLpYrhsPB7OTACHMYCw/ouarzazate-atlas-film-studio-149?imgmax=1600" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" /> (Two Egyptian statues stand at the Atlas Corporation Studios film studio in Ouarzazate.)   <img src="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-dAms51iJhLg/W87-Y9jalSI/AAAAAAABZbc/zsGq0j8mKaMIpsjNOnfqMJekWLx_aclmACHMYCw/ouarzazate-atlas-film-studio-12%255B1%255D?imgmax=1600" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" />   (The fake gas station used in the movie “The Hills Have Eyes” (2006).)   <img src="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-yUytNYoTrcM/W87-aTzlRoI/AAAAAAABZbg/zQ-cZbnlwzsNICBp9zMDkxGBT-YNKOo9ACHMYCw/ouarzazate-atlas-film-studio-22?imgmax=1600" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" />   <img src="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-TQZW1D8Yzac/W87-cEOmVII/AAAAAAABZbk/OS2QgPAOvFY05PzlZoybtfTTW8_xlWnzgCHMYCw/ouarzazate-atlas-film-studio-42?imgmax=1600" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" />   <img src="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-VYNOkeuIr7w/W87-d18kOdI/AAAAAAABZbo/h-SXsU_xtaQM5-nYa-FRjEVwixlA8ShFwCHMYCw/ouarzazate-atlas-film-studio-52?imgmax=1600" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" />   <img src="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-V6_2w1_k7wE/W87-ey1epGI/AAAAAAABZbs/4wNaINgwUi0ihykvD1b5n6C13ROQsvt2wCHMYCw/ouarzazate-atlas-film-studio-62?imgmax=1600" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" />   <img src="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-OL6Wdpoi7b4/W87-g7XC_iI/AAAAAAABZbw/oIvtt4IsZhIFbGeekguIoZGKftGE_cH5gCHMYCw/ouarzazate-atlas-film-studio-72?imgmax=1600" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" />   <img src="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-6vf70pBqH9E/W87-iZ6DN2I/AAAAAAABZb0/MuNguNa40hERsk55zKIFuKX_rbt2xKBGACHMYCw/ouarzazate-atlas-film-studio-92?imgmax=1600" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" /> (Replica of a Buddhist monastery in Atlas Film Studios where film "Little Buddha" was filmed.)   <img src="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-pLxmjA_U4D0/W87-j6z6u7I/AAAAAAABZb4/ZTuQdMz1TRgXUte90UO4He3LRGL2DqGnACHMYCw/ouarzazate-atlas-film-studio-102?imgmax=1600" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" />   (Replica of Cleopatra’s palace at Atlas Film Studios.)   <img src="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-EFOzQjJQVkI/W87-mPHqzwI/AAAAAAABZcA/-pr9weYR1EIIItZzEeDd4CULg08quLRCACHMYCw/ouarzazate-atlas-film-studio-112?imgmax=1600" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" /> (The interior of an Egyptian temple at Atlas Film Studios)   <img src="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-mM_JeTa5PIA/W87-oKV4f5I/AAAAAAABZcE/gFXcIIcWFQ4jkLFZgIG-spxz6yUefw9ewCHMYCw/ouarzazate-atlas-film-studio-122?imgmax=1600" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" />   <img src="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-axLyqSGuC3A/W87-qE5u-fI/AAAAAAABZcI/qPMu9Ei8tq0PxHkODIWb1KRQfZ3DICZMgCHMYCw/ouarzazate-atlas-film-studio-132?imgmax=1600" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" />   <img src="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-FTQeCQaID0s/W87-rxlBX6I/AAAAAAABZcM/x9yJeSp40iYx2iRDCrfs7bM4AL6CvoPUgCHMYCw/ouarzazate-16?imgmax=1600" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" />   (The fortress or Kasbah of Taourirt, Ouarzazate.)   <img src="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-G-JJuYEqn6g/W87-s8UOhMI/AAAAAAABZcQ/JBDOOMmIPS01bx38Wf0XPuJgo0-fUU0IgCHMYCw/ouarzazate-32?imgmax=1600" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" />   (Tourist crossing a stream on camelback at Ait Benhaddou, near Ouarzazate.) </blockquote>

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