Morocco’s Abandoned Movie Sets in The Desert
(via Amusing Planet) In the early 1960s, movie director David Lean was scouting for locations to shoot his upcoming movie Lawrence of Arabia when he learned about Ouarzazate. This desert town in southern Morocco had exotic scenery, clear skies and friendly locals, providing an attractive location for movies involving ancient, desert-based story lines. Over the last fifty years, countless movies and TV series have been shot in Morocco, and in Ouarzazate in particular.
