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===Filming=== Filming began on October 3, 1966, on the [[Sacramento–San Joaquin River Delta|San Joaquin River Delta]].{{sfn|Nixon, Rob|2010}} The set, imitating a southern prison farm, was built in [[Stockton, California]].{{sfn|Levy, Shawn|2009|p=204}} The filmmakers sent a crew to Tavares Road Prison in [[Tavares, Florida]], where Pearce had served his time, to take photographs and measurements.{{sfn|Florida Department of Corrections|2010}} The structures built in Stockton included barracks, a mess hall, the warden's quarters, a guard shack and dog kennels. The trees on the set were decorated with [[spanish moss]] that the producers took to the area.{{sfn|Nixon, Rob|2010}} The construction soon attracted the attention of a county building inspector who confused it with migrant worker housing and ordered it "condemned for code violations".{{sfn|Levy, Shawn|2009|p=204}} The opening scene where Newman cuts the parking meters was filmed in [[Lodi, California]].{{sfn|Nixon, Rob|2010}} The scene in which Luke is chased by [[bloodhound]]s and other exteriors were shot in [[Jacksonville, Florida]], at Callahan Road Prison. Luke was played by a stunt actor, using dogs from the [[Florida Department of Corrections]].{{sfn|Florida Department of Corrections|2010}} Rosenberg wanted the cast to internalize life on a chain gang and banned the presence of wives on set. After Harmon arrived on location, she remained for two days in her hotel room, and was not seen by the rest of the cast until shooting commenced.{{sfn|Lisanti, Tom|p=115, 116|2000}} Despite Rosenberg's intentions, the scene was ultimately filmed separately.{{sfn|Nixon, Rob|2010}} Rosenberg instructed an unaware Harmon of the different movements and expressions he wanted.{{sfn|Lisanti, Tom|p=115, 116|2000}} Originally planned to be shot in half a day, Harmon's scene took three. For the part of the scene featuring the chain gang, Rosenberg substituted a teenage cheerleader, who wore an overcoat.{{sfn|Nixon, Rob|2010}}
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