julian_craster

CAMPBELL's KINGDOM was released in 1957, and was shot in VistaVision (same as BATTLE OF THE RIVER PLATE). Locations were in Swiss Alps, standing in for Canada, and the film was probably shot back-to-back with CHECKPOINT, by the same crew

Unfortunately the EASTMAN COLOUR in CAMPBELL's KINGDOM is not preserved as accurately as it could be....

Lady Lois

This is a very silly film... Dirk battling Stanley in a raging river? But I still watch it every time...

vetchbook

I agree, a great film but not a massive challenge for the cast. Such decent actors. Quite a good climactic sequence and until recently it was quite difficult to get a hold of, unless on vhs or German DVD.

Biffer

Did I hallucinate this, or was this the film where they chose the location because of the snow, but the snow didn't arrive that year, so they had to use fake snow, including thousands of pieces of papier mache (spelling?).

When they got round to filming the 'springtime' scenes - it snowed! - so they had to resort to spraying the snow green to match the shots.

The other story attached to this film concerns the Canadian ambassador and his wife, who were invited to the premier. Afterwards, the ambassador claimed to have recognized the area of 'Canada' where the film was shot. I don't think anyone had the heart to tell him ...

Biffer