Alberta listed as one of world's 50 most beautiful movie locations

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Alberta has been named one of the 50 most beautiful movie locations in the world.

Big 7 Travel, a website that provides tips and advice for travellers, put Alberta at No. 33 in its list of 50 destinations.

“It’s set in 19th-century South Dakota and Montana, but filming for The Revenant mostly took place near Calgary, in Alberta,” reads the website. “You’ll recognise the Canadian Rockies, with shots of Bow Valley and Fortress Mountain. The horrific bear attack was filmed in Squamish Valley, on the border of British Columbia.”

The Revenant cast many Albertans alongside Hollywood A-lister Leonardo DiCaprio. The Oscar-winning film featured dramatic shots of many local locations.

Alberta ranked just behind the Cuban capital Havana for the film Our Man in Havana, and ahead of The Grand Canyon, which played an important role in the 1991 film Thelma & Louise.