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A scene from “ A gainst the Wind,” in which Gordon Jackson and Robert Beatty (»M the cart) have a narrow escape. Simone Signoret the French star of "Against the Wind," Zands via parachute. moments when the British film unit were in their city—watching the sequences as they were shot with intense interest. The unit next went to Blen- heim, near Oxford, for further sequences, and exterior shots were taken in the grounds of Blen- heim Palace, seat of the Duke of Marlborough, and Winston Churchill's birthplace. The film was produced by Sir Michael Balcon, and directed by Basil Dearden. Nearly six hundred costumes were taken from Ealing to Prague, and the local people of Czecho- slovakia appeared in the film. David Niven as "Bonnie Prince Charlie" 'T'HE British Lion Technicolor production— Bonnie Prince Charlie —produced by Edward Black, was directed by Anthony Kimmins. David Niven starred as " Prince Charlie," and Judy Campbell was “Clementina WaUdnshaw.” Many fine " shots" were made in Scotland, among them being Holyrood Palace. There was a real gathering of the clans, too. Finlay Currie and Margaret Boyd, as “ Tulhbardine " and " Jenny Cameron," headed a crowd of clansmen. The clash of arms, and Highland reels, also had their place in this historical romance. An International Film A BEWILDERING variety of accents greeted me on location, during the filming 6f Against the Wind, another Ealing Studios’ production, directed by Charles Crichton and Sid Cole. It is perhaps the most international film we have made. The locations were largely made in Belgium. Sybilla Binder, the distinguished Aus- trian actress, is in the cast. She plays opposite Robert Beatty (a Canadian), Paul Dupuis (a French-Canadian), Simone Signoret and Gisele Preville (French), Peter Illina (Turkish), Phile Hauser (Czech), Leo de Pokoray (Hungarian), Terry Van Caille (Belgian), Gordon Jackson (Scots). England's contribution to the cast in- cludes Jack Warner. When the unit was on loca- A n outdoor scene for “ Blanche Fury," show- ing Stewart Granger, Valerie Hobson and Michael Gough. Suzanne Gibbs, Valerie Hobson and director Marc Allegret enjoy an ice-cream cornet between scenes of "Blanche Fury." -