<P> Charles Bronson turned down the lead role of Sam Clayton before Gene Hackman was eventually cast . The movie was filmed on location in New Mexico and Nevada and begins in a church in the small town of La Puente , New Mexico . There are numerous scenes of steam locomotives at work , shot along the Cumbres and Toltec Scenic Railroad narrow gauge railway between Chama , New Mexico , and Antonito , Colorado . Other scenes were filmed at the Carson National Forest , New Mexico ; Taos , New Mexico ; White Sands National Monument , New Mexico ; Lake Mead , Nevada ; Valley of Fire State Park , Nevada . The film 's title comes from the creation of an improvised cap made from a hollowed bullet , which is used to relieve the toothache of one of the participants in the horse race . </P>
<P> Charles Bronson turned down the lead role of Sam Clayton before Gene Hackman was eventually cast . The movie was filmed on location in New Mexico and Nevada and begins in a church in the small town of La Puente , New Mexico . There are numerous scenes of steam locomotives at work , shot along the Cumbres and Toltec Scenic Railroad narrow gauge railway between Chama , New Mexico , and Antonito , Colorado . Other scenes were filmed at the Carson National Forest , New Mexico ; Taos , New Mexico ; White Sands National Monument , New Mexico ; Lake Mead , Nevada ; Valley of Fire State Park , Nevada . The film 's title comes from the creation of an improvised cap made from a hollowed bullet , which is used to relieve the toothache of one of the participants in the horse race . </P>
where was the movie bite the bullet filmed
where was the movie bite the bullet filmed
New Mexico Nevada
New Mexico Nevada