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Kim Desert Canyon Pass

Panoramic view of a rugged desert canyon landscape created for Kim (1966), depicting an expansive arid pass framed by towering rock formations.

Desert Canyon Pass backdrop depicting a desert road winding through rocky canyon formations
Detail image of the Desert Canyon Pass backdrop showing rocky canyon formations
Detail image of the Desert Canyon Pass backdrop showing a desert boulder
Detail image of the Desert Canyon Pass backdrop showing rocks and desert vegetation
Detail image of the Desert Canyon Pass backdrop showing painted canyon rock formations
Detail image of the Desert Canyon Pass backdrop showing canyon walls and desert vegetation
Desert Canyon Pass backdrop depicting a desert road winding through rocky canyon formations
Detail image of the Desert Canyon Pass backdrop showing rocky canyon formations
Detail image of the Desert Canyon Pass backdrop showing a desert boulder
Detail image of the Desert Canyon Pass backdrop showing rocks and desert vegetation
Detail image of the Desert Canyon Pass backdrop showing painted canyon rock formations
Detail image of the Desert Canyon Pass backdrop showing canyon walls and desert vegetation
Director
Victor Saville
Studio
Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer
Art Direction
Cedric Gibbons, Hans Peters
Scenic Art Supervisor
George Gibson
Description
Exterior desert canyon pass, India
Place
India
Date
1950
Dimensions
39’-8” x 17’-6”
Medium
Dry color and gelatin binder on cotton muslin
Style
Landscape
Credit
Gift of J.C. Backings Corporation
Photo Credit
ADG Archives, Melinda Sue Gordon

A 1950s Technicolor adventure film set in India starring Errol Flynn.

Kim (1942), Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer poster