Movies filmed in Alberta include Legends of the Fall, Shanghai Noon and Superman, and the TV western Hell on Wheels started shooting in Calgary in 2011. This page is our running list of productions we have checked against official records, with the Alberta places they used and a link to the full story on each one.
We only add a title once we can point to a primary source, such as Travel Alberta, a studio or network, a town, or an archive. The list grows every time we publish a new film or TV post.
Productions filmed in Alberta
Legends of the Fall (1994). Travel Alberta places the shoot along the Bow River, in Banff National Park and in the Ghost River Wilderness Area, even though the story is set in Montana. Read how Alberta played Montana.
Shanghai Noon (2000). The Drumheller area, near Calgary, doubled for Nevada, and the Town of Drumheller lists the film among productions that have shot in the valley. Read the Drumheller story.
Superman (1978) and Superman III. The Whyte Museum of the Canadian Rockies describes Kananaskis Valley mountain scenes and prairie scenes around High River for the first film, and holds 56 production photographs from the third. See what the archive shows.
Hell on Wheels (production began 2011). AMC announced on May 16, 2011 that the western would be shot on location in Alberta, with filming starting in Calgary. Read how Calgary became a railroad camp.
Wynonna Earp (premiered 2016). IDW Entertainment announced on September 16, 2015 that principal photography would start that month in Calgary, and Travel Alberta says the show filmed in and around Calgary, including the main street of Didsbury and the Foothills. Read how Calgary became the home base.
Where to check official records
Travel Alberta keeps a public list of movies filmed in the province at travelalberta.com, and the Whyte Museum archive in Banff is at whyte.org. For festivals and local screenings, see our Edmonton International Film Festival and CSIF Calgary posts.
Quick answers
Legends of the Fall, Shanghai Noon, Superman and The Revenant all shot scenes in Alberta, according to Travel Alberta, Disney, the Town of Drumheller and the Whyte Museum. Hell on Wheels is the television example, with AMC announcing in 2011 that filming would start in Calgary.
Travel Alberta says it was filmed along the Bow River, in Banff National Park and in the Ghost River Wilderness Area. The story is set in Montana, but those Alberta locations supplied much of the mountain scenery.
The Drumheller area, near Calgary, doubled for Nevada. Disney’s film reference says so, and the Town of Drumheller lists Shanghai Noon among the productions that have filmed in the valley. The film came out on May 26, 2000.
Yes. The Whyte Museum of the Canadian Rockies describes mountain scenes for the 1978 Superman shot in the Kananaskis Valley and prairie scenes shot around High River. Its archive also holds 56 production photographs from Superman III.