Ian L Posted January 1, 2012 Share Posted January 1, 2012 Hi guys I've just watched the film 'The Eagle has Landed' what location did they use for the harbour shots ? it looks very Cornish like Mullion ? Shame about the QL and Tilly but I suppose they were worth nothing back in 76 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
retriever Posted January 1, 2012 Share Posted January 1, 2012 the tilly belonged to john marchant. he still has the remains and says he will restore it one day Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chrisg Posted January 1, 2012 Share Posted January 1, 2012 I think the harbour sceens were filmed at Rock Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ian L Posted January 1, 2012 Author Share Posted January 1, 2012 I think the harbour sceens were filmed at Rock Rock in North Cornwall ? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
private mw Posted January 1, 2012 Share Posted January 1, 2012 yes watched it too now my 4yr old is recreating it throwing my model tanks and soldiers around the living room ! good job my old dinky collection is out of reach , :argh: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chrisg Posted January 1, 2012 Share Posted January 1, 2012 Rock in North Cornwall ? yes..... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MHillyard Posted January 1, 2012 Share Posted January 1, 2012 (edited) I find it a great film and the production very interesting http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0074452/trivia The MTB used in this film is actually MTB 102 an extremely important and illustrious boat used throughout WWII including during the Dunkirk evacuation of British and French forces in 1940 where it actually became the flagship of the fleet when the Admiral in charge of the operation transferred his flag to the boat after his destroyer was sunk. The production company paid for the completion of its restoration after being used by a local Sea Scout troop on the Norfolk Broads. The boat is still afloat and has a vast number of related articles about it on the internet including those about its design heritage and timely build just prior to the beginning of the war. A true historic boat. Devlin's (Donald Sutherland) motorcycle is a 125cc Royal Enfield Flying Flea. Two Flying Fleas were on set but neither being very reliable, a 125cc Yamaha engine was fitted into the Royal Enfield frame and was used in some shots with the Flying Flea engine noise superimposed. For the viewer to tell them apart, when Sutherland uses the hand gear change, it's the Flying Flea engine; when he uses his foot to change gear, it's the Yamaha engine. a lot of interesting stuff on there filming locations: Berkshire, England, UK(East Anglia) Charlestown Harbour, Charlestown, Cornwall, England, UK(Alderney Harbour) Charlestown, Cornwall, England, UK(Alderney) Church of St Margaret, Mapledurham, Berkshire, England, UK(East Anglia church where the villagers are held hostage) Cornwall, England, UK(Channel Islands) Goods Yard, Rovaniemi, Finland(railway yard) Mapledurham House, Mapledurham, Berkshire, England, UK(Prime Minister Winston Churchill taken to house) Mapledurham, Berkshire, England, UK(Village of Studley Constable, Norfolk) Newquay, Cornwall, England, UK(near) (Lansvoort Airfield) Pier House Hotel, Charlestown, Cornwall, England, UK(George and Dragon Hotel where Liam Devlin is thrown out) RAF St Mawgan, Newquay, Cornwall, England, UK(Lansvoort Airfield) Reading, Berkshire, England, UK(East Anglia) Rock, Cornwall, England, UK(beach & dunes) Rovaniemi, Finland(railway yard) Twickenham Film Studios, St Margarets, Twickenham, Middlesex, England, UK(studio) Warfield Hall, Forest Road, Newell Green, Berkshire, England, UK(US Rangers headquarters) Edited January 1, 2012 by MHillyard Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rosie Posted January 1, 2012 Share Posted January 1, 2012 Different film but have to let you know, we recorded Guns of Navarone the other day and decided to watch it this afternoon, youngest cubelet who is 9 asked if we were watching that film called guns you have never owned! Made me cry with laughter!!!!! Love from Rosie x Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
private mw Posted January 1, 2012 Share Posted January 1, 2012 brilliant rosie , our little one loves to watch the longest day in black & white makes me smile everytime . :yawn: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
woa2 Posted January 1, 2012 Share Posted January 1, 2012 I know they used Mapledurham near Reading for the village shots as I visited the location during the very hot Summer of 1976. The church interior was built inside a tent in a field and the pub and the mill extension were fakes. The half track's turret was made of wood, as I saw it being built. The Jeeps were not too good, and some were being welded on-site. One question about the film - there was a yellow & red Vauxhall car used in the film, and I saw a duplicate car in a tent. It looked OK but was a wreck, so I assume it was to be blown up. However this didn't happen in the film. I assume that this bit was cut out - can anyone help? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Armourerdoug Posted January 2, 2012 Share Posted January 2, 2012 One of the SFX engineers I worked with on the last 3 harry potter films was the guy that put the jeep in the pond!:-) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tony B Posted January 2, 2012 Share Posted January 2, 2012 Different film but have to let you know, we recorded Guns of Navarone the other day and decided to watch it this afternoon, youngest cubelet who is 9 asked if we were watching that film called guns you have never owned! Made me cry with laughter!!!!! Love from Rosie x Did horse work with the sequel Force 10 From Navarone. A lot of second unit and the opening bit where the aircraft was stolen was filmed in Jersey. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MHillyard Posted January 2, 2012 Share Posted January 2, 2012 I know they used Mapledurham near Reading for the village shots as I visited the location during the very hot Summer of 1976. The church interior was built inside a tent in a field and the pub and the mill extension were fakes. The half track's turret was made of wood, as I saw it being built. The Jeeps were not too good, and some were being welded on-site.One question about the film - there was a yellow & red Vauxhall car used in the film, and I saw a duplicate car in a tent. It looked OK but was a wreck, so I assume it was to be blown up. However this didn't happen in the film. I assume that this bit was cut out - can anyone help? The only other vehicles i can think of that were used were the car they used near the end to escape from the church (red but looked polished and in good condition) and Mrs Grey's car which i think was either grey or blue, looked quite rough and had a window shot out. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Whittingham warrior Posted January 2, 2012 Share Posted January 2, 2012 The Finnish location of the railyard explains the Stug III on the back of a railway wagon. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dakman Posted January 7, 2012 Share Posted January 7, 2012 ........and I was piloting the DC-3....but you already knew that........back into hibernation......... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fayjo56 Posted January 8, 2012 Share Posted January 8, 2012 The forerunner of Eagle has Landed - 'Went the day well?' is on channel 4 thurs (12th). Its a great propaganda film (1942) about a German unit disguised as British troops in an English village. Incidently, the village is actually Turville in Bucks, now known for the Vicar of Dibley, Chitty Chitty Bang Bang and Goodnight Mr Tom. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
50044 Exeter Posted June 20, 2022 Share Posted June 20, 2022 When filming of The Eagle Has Landed …finished, what happened to the old military vehicles? Do they still survive in the years since? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
V8bob Posted July 23, 2022 Share Posted July 23, 2022 (edited) My Brother bought a land rover ambulance, I guess in the 80s, he was told it featured in the Eagle has landed film. sorry - realised after posting it wasn’t that film. It was the SAS film Who Dares Wins from the early 80s the ambulance was driving off toward the end of the film. Edited July 24, 2022 by V8bob Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
simon king Posted July 24, 2022 Share Posted July 24, 2022 (edited) I own one of the jeeps used in the film. Found the Rangers film marking on the windscreen apron under a coat of paint. “Extremely well used” was a kind description of its condition when bought about 40 years ago. It was also used in an episode of The New Avengers Edited July 24, 2022 by simon king Punctuation Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
peter75 Posted July 24, 2022 Share Posted July 24, 2022 The Austin tilly that was blown up has since been rebuilt. It was bought off John Marchant in 2 halves. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rog8811 Posted July 26, 2022 Share Posted July 26, 2022 (edited) Way back in the 1960's my father was an icecream man, one day whilst driving down the Zig Zag, (Boxhill, Surrey now famous as part of the olympic cycle road race) he was stopped whilst scenes for a war film were under way, he sold a few ice creams while he was waiting 🙂. I just looked it up. Edited July 26, 2022 by rog8811 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
goanna Posted July 26, 2022 Share Posted July 26, 2022 (edited) My Jeep was used in the Australian produced TV mini series 'The Dunera Boys' the show was filmed just outside of Melbourne Australia. Well known UK actors Bob Hoskins and Warren Mitchell were on the set. I got to drive a Aust. 1939 Ford Marmon-Herrington gun tractor . Most of the vehicle scenes ended up on the editing room floor . I advised the props people a Jeep was not appropriate for 1940 but the script said otherwise https://www.duneraassociation.com/dunera-boys/ Edited July 26, 2022 by goanna 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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