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Publication: European Stars and Stripes Monday, May 28, 1962

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   European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - May 28, 1962, Darmstadt, Hesse                                I i a ? a i r i a. I i  be pfc. Mae Iyow a overlooks world s Allace Beenes a Madrid Bureau walled ciry Ravola is one of great fortresses of the world. Stone towers bulge from the Walla Aasve brass Knuckles giving the de perfect positions to deliver a us Cross fire \ was the fortress from the time Ane completed in Uthe Middleto array was or determined to attack it to along came Hollywood with its in. �mb1ned effect of uie Cannon the Ebertha of the Muttle loaders and the Mitlon supplied by the charms Ofa Loren brought the Walls tumbling it told to irfii1l it i 4ti to a i. Of a try i in Ivelio count Topall off Oln be Igo room Palace o Duchess a Valencia Roi Mdini Lac in Lerir Patio of the. Reran a property of the on the other hand possess the world outstanding collection of stolen Ash explained the Duke a genial Type May May 28 1962 who is also one of Europe s most note horsemen having written & Book on the subject and trained the. British olympic jumping team. At the Start of the filming for the Pride and the passion a reprise discussed Day or so later the fair Sophia arrived with her entourage but h soon developed she needed not Only quarters for herself but so for her Hairdresser Secretary makeup artist and assorted other persons. The Duke politely declined privately advising his earlier visitor that it Hli ight Bea Good idea to build a hotel with some of the1 millions that were being agent to publicize the curvaceous movie Queen. Eventually the turning got under Way with miss Loren commuting from a hotel some distance away. Now this was War. The plot of sorts involved Lorn and company hauling the monstrous Cannon up and Down half the Hills in Spain so that it could be used in the siege of the mighty fortress. To recruit the necessary number of troops both for attackers and the de fenders the film makers went out to a number of the surrounding villages an had no trouble securing the necessary in  it so happened hat a lot of the villagers just naturally did t like the people from the neighbouring villages ,.comes the Climax of the film. The card Board Cannon is in position and a fake Section of the Wall is All set to crumble into a mass of Cork and plaster at the touch of a technician s hand. Explosive charges wired to a Detonator were to give tiie of tenon the necessary assist. Whistles blew assistant director screamed the cameras turned As Thor horde charged Forward toward the fake Wall but explained the Duke what they did t realize was that under the terrific Load from All this lights the electric cur rent had dropped from 110 volts to about50." the stars and stripes the critical moment to blow the Watt came and the technician slammed Dow the Detonator. , he slammed it Down again and again As the mob continued its . By this time the attacker had reached the wait that was still standing firm. A moment of bewilderment ensued the some fast thinking invader shouted Don t worry about the Wall there s a Gate Justa fund the  so the army streamed around the cornering High spirits and charged into the City to engage in a pitched Battle with theother villagers equally willing to give the movie a new High in realism. It appeared for a while that they were really going to sack the City fires were started fighting broke out everywhere and people were running in  recalls the Duke. It was  the Battle raged for some time before order could be restored. Eventual in the army was lined up again and this time the Voll crumbled just like a cookie. Then the producer went Back to Holly Wood miss Loren went Back to her hotel Ana the picture went on to land with a Dull thud of sorts at the Box office. Page 11  
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