Red Sonja filming location in Abruzzo
All films shot in Abruzzo

1985

Red Sonja

Richard Fleischer · Arnold Schwarzenegger, Brigitte Nielsen

Richard Fleischer's sword-and-sorcery adventure with Brigitte Nielsen and Arnold Schwarzenegger.

Locations in Abruzzo

  • 01

    Campo Imperatore

    Gran Sasso · L'Aquila

    The opening credits, with Schwarzenegger's character riding across the plateau.

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  • 02

    Canyon dello Scoppaturo

    Fonte Vetica · Campo Imperatore

    Canyon sequences.

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  • 03

    Alba Fucens

    Massa d'Albe · L'Aquila

    The Roman archaeological site where Sonja is transformed into a warrior.

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Also filmed outside Abruzzo

Monte Cimino beech forest (Lazio); Stabilimenti Cinematografici Pontini, Rome, for interiors.

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Locations compiled from public sources (Abruzzo Film Commission, Italy for Movies, production notes). Entries marked “Reportedly” are cited by some sources but not confirmed by official ones.