Jacob
Where in Morocco
- High Atlas:
The movie was shot in the Atlas Mountains in Morocco in 1994, by LUBE Productions, LUX, Beta Film, Rai Uno, and Turner Pictures.
Wikipedia - Ouarzazate: named in the French Wikipedia article
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Jacob is a 1994 German/Italian/American television movie directed by Peter Hall starring Matthew Modine, Lara Flynn Boyle, and Sean Bean. It is based on the novel Giacobbe by Francesco Maria Nappi, which is in turn based on a biblical account from the Book of Genesis about Jacob. It is followed by the 1995 miniseries, Joseph, and the 1995 miniseries Moses, both directed by Roger Young and written by Lionel Chetwynd.
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Also shot there, and the sets to visit
Desert Wedding1949 · High AtlasBlue Panther1965 · High AtlasKundun1997 · Ouarzazate, High Atlas, Casablanca, RabatBabel2006 · Ouarzazate, Casablanca, High AtlasPrince of Persia: The Sands of Time2009 · Ouarzazate, Marrakech, High Atlas, Aït Benhaddou, Erfoud, Merzouga and Erg ChebbiSalmon Fishing in the Yemen2011 · Ouarzazate, High AtlasThe Source2011 · Marrakech, High AtlasMimosas2016 · High AtlasThe film mapEvery title shot in Morocco, with filtersVisiting the film setsA route to Ouarzazate, Aït Benhaddou, Essaouira and Tangier
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