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Where possible, weve included the amount of cash spent on building the sets for that particular movie.
The resulting shot a sea of arms reaching up at the actress Brigitte Helm is stunning.
But then again, Metropolis as a whole is arguably among the most beautiful movies of the silent era.
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Additionally, tonnes of sand was shipped in from Mexico to Cinecitta Studios in Italy.
This gigantic production was met with an appropriately generous reception.
Everything about the production reeked of excess; huge sets were constructed but never even used.
Almost 50 years on, Blofelds volcano hideout remains the most famous villains lair in Bond history.
Ill never forget Cubby Broccoli asking me how much it was going to cost, Adam said.
I had no idea obviously.
And he said, Well, will a million dollars be enough?
Strangeloves eerie war room, designed by Ken Adam.
Tim Burton brilliantly summed up his incarnation of Gotham in a 1989 interview withEmpiremagazine.
A unique place, not too futuristic, not too period.
LikeThe Abysseight years earlier,Titanics waterlogged shoot proved hellish.
According to Ian McKellen, the illusion was such that Hobbiton didnt even feel like a conventional film set.
Nothing was plastic or fake.
It was just totally thrilling to enter another world like that.
Hobbiton wasnt the only huge set built for Peter Jacksons fantasy trilogy, either.
So what did the Wachowskis do?
They simply built their own road.
Measuring 1.5 miles long, the highway was built at a decommissioned air base in California.
Jabbas sail barge inReturn Of The Jedi,costing an estimated $1m to build.
The 7m gallon tank built for James CameronsThe Abyss(1989).
The Jolly Roger and dock in Steven SpielbergsHook(1991), laid out over 30,000 square feet.
Michael MannsThe Last Of The Mohicans(1992), with its $6m fort.
