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Heavenís
Gate, Ishtar and The Cotton Club were
elbowed out of the way as Terry
G illiamís lavish fantasy hit the record books as
the biggest lossmaker in movie history, reputedly clocking
in at minus $48 million on what was originally budgeted
as a $23.5 million movie.
Cost the earth it might, but at least the money is right
up there on the screen. Filmed largely at Romeís Cinecittý
Studios, the movie, which utilised the services
of longtime Fellini
collaborators cinematographer Giuseppe Rotunno and art
director Dante Ferretti, needed a staggering 67 sets.
The 'Turkish Camp' was filmed at the standard Euro-desert
location of Almeria
on the coast of southern Spain.
More interesting is the Mediterranean town besieged
by the Turks. This ghost town, once home to 4,500 people
and boasting an eclectic mix of Baroque and Gothic architecture,
was mercilessly bombed during the Civil War in 1938.
Left deserted and unrestored for fifty years, it was
remembered by Ferretti as a location he had once scouted
for Sidney Lumetís
aborted project No Pasaran.
The remains of Belchite
can be found 25 miles southeast of Zaragoza in Aragon.
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