Studio work was performed in Rome however the Turkish Camp was filmed in the desert of Almeria. Interestingly the Mediterranean town besieged by the Turks was the ghost town of Belchite, once home to 4,500 people and boasting an eclectic mix of Baroque and Gothic architecture. The town was bombed during the Civil War in 1938, left deserted and unrestored for fifty years. It was remembered by Ferretti as a location he had once scouted for Sidney Lumet’s aborted project 'No Pasaran'. The town has been seen more recently in Guillermo del Toro’s El Laberinto del Fauno (Pan’s Labyrinth). The remains of Belchite can be found 25 miles south-east of Zaragoza in Aragon.
Cast:
John Neville, Eric Idle, Sarah Polley, Robin Williams, Jonathan Pryce, Oliver Reed, Uma Thurman, Peter Jeffrey |
