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Before the 1990s CGI did not exist yet. You really had to film stuff outside.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Location_shooting

  The failure of Camelot (1967) caused American filmmakers to shift exterior shots from studio backlots to authentic locations.[4] The film was widely criticized for its cheap look because it was obviously filmed on an architecturally ambiguous set against the chaparral-covered hills of Burbank.[4]

Seriously? Up to a certain point filming in studios and backlots was pretty much the norm.

You're conflating three different eras. There was an era where backlot filming was the norm ("classic" movies before roughly the 70s), an era where on location was expected by audiences (pre-CGI), and the modern one we expect now. That's all rough and the reality is more intricate.

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