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On the Beach: Filming the 1959 Feature Film 1959

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by Poppy de Souza

Returning after a break, the unit shoot more takes of a scene between Gregory Peck and Ava Gardner on the beach. Commencing with take number seven, Peck chases Gardner along the shoreline with an oar after which they ‘fight’. The camera films the crew, the lights on the beach, and the public watching from the cliff tops above. To contrast the many takes needed for the Peck/Gardner scene, Goslin compares it to Fred Astaire’s scene, which only needs to be filmed once.

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