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Artists who fell for Morocco

Martin Scorsese

He made Tibet and Galilee in the Atlas Mountains.

  • From: United States
  • Their art: filmmaker
  • In Morocco: 1980s–1990s shoots
  • Made here or about here: The Last Temptation of Christ (1988); Kundun (1997)
  • What you can still see: Atlas Studios, Ouarzazate

Where in Morocco

  • Atlas Studios, Ouarzazate: most of Kundun shot at Atlas Film Studios
Sources, checked 2026-11-15
  1. en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kundun
  2. en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Atlas_Studios

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