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1,548 views · Published 20 December 2016 · 17:50 · Indexed 12 November 2026

Channel: BFI · 2016 · Film & Animation

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A lively collection of largely comic amateur films, followed by a glimpse at the sets of On the Beach and Ben-Hur.

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A sprightly mixture of live action and model work makes up this compilation of largely comic amateur films made by the photographer Roderic Vickers and friends. These are followed by film shot by Vickers in Australia during production of Stanley Kramer's On the Beach, and then by some particularly fascinating footage he shot on the back lot of Cinecitta Studios in Rome. The latter was filmed during the production of Ben-Hur, with the vast set under construction and the chariot horses in training.

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