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by ric
Sun May 29, 2016 1:41 am
Forum: Obscure trivia
Topic: Johann Bernhard Fischer von Erlach
Replies: 1
Views: 10392

Johann Bernhard Fischer von Erlach

Johann Bernhard Fischer von Erlach was an Austrian architect. Blake Edwards must have liked his style for buildings in Carpania, as he used three buildings designed by Erlach. [1] Hapnick's Palace (exterior) - Schloss Klessheim Salzburg [2] Hapnick's Palace (ballroom) - Schönbrunn Palace Vienna [3]...
by ric
Tue May 24, 2016 3:21 am
Forum: Obscure trivia
Topic: Potzdorf Cathedral
Replies: 2
Views: 18207

Re: Potzdorf Cathedral

Found it! The interior scene for the coronation is Karlskirche in Vienna. See: https://goo.gl/maps/BTpNA9YhriR2 The altar area and the organ loft over the entrance are distictive. MOVIE coronation1a.jpg Karlskirche Karlskirche_loft.jpg MOVIE coronation3a.jpg Karlskirche karlskirch1.jpg
by ric
Sun May 22, 2016 10:54 pm
Forum: Obscure trivia
Topic: Potzdorf Cathedral
Replies: 2
Views: 18207

Re: Potzdorf Cathedral

Google view of exterior:
https://goo.gl/maps/3Y4P8pAhtoF2


Interior (plainly a different interior was used for the film)
https://goo.gl/maps/oK46GCe47cC2 https://goo.gl/maps/dK1Cu6vqeh32 https://goo.gl/maps/7jBJjj2h7K62
by ric
Fri May 06, 2016 11:39 am
Forum: Obscure trivia
Topic: Names
Replies: 0
Views: 17640

Names

Natalie Wood plays Maggie DuBois. In French, "Du Bois" means "of the wood". Tony Curtis plays "The Great Leslie", the "Hero in White". Tony's real name is "Bernie Schwartz". "Schwarz" in German is "Black". His first major role was...
by ric
Mon Apr 25, 2016 12:30 am
Forum: Notices
Topic: Useful links
Replies: 0
Views: 22123

Useful links

Info/discussion ⋅  WikipediA info page ⋅  IMDb info page ⋅  IMDB discussion board Now disabled by iMDB :( ⋅  Amazon DVD discussion ⋅  Amazon BluRay discussion ⋅  Rotten Tomatoes Videos ⋅  Original trailer ⋅  Stars arrive...
by ric
Mon Mar 21, 2016 12:38 pm
Forum: General Chat
Topic: Location of Leslie Special & Prof Fate's Hannibal Twin-8
Replies: 8
Views: 40976

Re: Location of Leslie Special & Prof Fate's Hannibal Twin-8

A minor correction about the location of the Stahl's Automobile Museum referenced in the discussions about the locations of the Leslie Special cars and Professor Fate's Hannibal Twin-8 cars: it is in Chesterfield, Michigan (not Missouri as mentioned in the Leslie Special blog or Detroit as mentione...
by ric
Sun Mar 13, 2016 10:26 pm
Forum: Obscure trivia
Topic: Location where Fate abandoned Maggie after Boracho.
Replies: 2
Views: 22726

Re: Location where Fate abandoned Maggie after Boracho.

It turns out, the location where the Stanley Steamer broke down is only just down the road! They probably shot both scenes the same day, and there's a convenient canyon just behind the rocks where all the support trailers could hide. ;) alab-hills2b.jpg alab-hills2a.jpg alab-hills2c.jpg and you can ...
by ric
Fri Mar 11, 2016 11:11 am
Forum: General Chat
Topic: Film reviews
Replies: 0
Views: 18015

Film reviews

13-Jun-2002 [DVD] http://www.dvdtalk.com/dvdsavant/s523race.html 13-Nov-2002 [DVD] http://www.michaeldvd.com.au/Reviews/Reviews.asp?ReviewID=2218 30-Oct-2009 http://felicelog.blogspot.com.au/2009/10/great-race-1965-review.html 9-Sep-2014 [BLURAY] http://www.blu-ray.com/movies/The-Great-Race-Blu-ray/...
by ric
Fri Mar 11, 2016 3:07 am
Forum: Obscure trivia
Topic: Location where Fate abandoned Maggie after Boracho.
Replies: 2
Views: 22726

Re: Location where Fate abandoned Maggie after Boracho.

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