Film locations in Sonoma County, California are a diverse set of sites throughout this

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county, where all or parts of notable motion pictures have been produced. Due to the scenic and varied aspects of

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, a large number of films have been made within this County. Some of the earliest U.S. filmmaking occurred in Sonoma County such as the 1914 production 1914 ''Salomy Jane'' and ''

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'' produced in 1915. Many of these films are classics in American

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such as the 1947 film '' The Farmer's Daughter'', starring

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and

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, and Alfred Hitchcock's '' The Birds'' produced in 1963, which was also partially filmed in adjacent Marin County. Many other more modern classics have used Sonoma County as a filming venue, including the 1990 production of the '' Flatliners'' and the 1992 film ''

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''. A few of the other representative films produced partially in Sonoma County are:

Representative film locations

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Representative film locations

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