Libya (Legend of the Lost)

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  • LIBYA


    Duke's
    Legend of the Lost
    exterior locations were filmed here


    Filming took place near
    Zliten and Gadames, villages,
    in an isolated oasis, 400 miles, from Tripoli,
    but near to the ruins of Leptis Magna.
    Libya


    Zliten
    It is located on the southern coast of the Mediterranean Sea
    west of the Gulf of Sidra. It was the capital of the former Zlitan District.


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    Ghadames
    Ghadames, is an oasis Berber town in the Nalut District
    of the Tripolitania region in northwestern Libya.


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    Leptis Magna
    Leptis Magna was a prominent city in Roman Libya.
    Originally a Punic foundation, it was greatly expanded under emperor Septimius Severus
    (r. 193–211), who was a native of the city.


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    Legio III Augusta was stationed here to defend the city against Berber incursions,
    and after the legion's dissolution under Gordian III in 238, the city
    was increasingly open to raids, in the later part of the 3rd century.


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    It was re-incorporated into the Eastern Empire in 533,
    but continued to be plagued by Berber raids and never recovered its former importance.
    It fell to the Muslim invasion in c. 647 and was abandoned.


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    Diocletian re-instated the city as provincial capital, and the city grew again
    in prosperityuntil it fell to the Vandals in 439.


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    The ruins of Leptis Magna are located in Khoms,
    Libya, 130 km (81 mi) east of Tripoli, on the coast where the Wadi Lebda meets the sea.
    The site is one of best preserved Roman ruins in the Mediterranean.


    For further information, see;-
    Leptis Magna- Wikipedia
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    Duke hired, Henry Hathaway, between January- 1957
    as Director/ Producer, decided to film the movie in Libya,


    Cast, crew and supplies arrived in Gadames
    by private plane, camel caravan, and off road vehicles


    They bunked on beds and slept on cots
    Radios and telephones did not exist,
    nor did indoor plumbing, except for one toilet in one building!


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    Rossano Brazzi and Duke


    Temperatures peaked at more than 100 degrees
    during the afternoons, and then plummeted to 30 degrees at night!



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    Duke and Sophia Loren


    Hathaways brutal schedule designed to keep
    everyone at work from five in the morning to nine each night
    was sure to match the spartan existence.


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    Best Wishes
    Keith
    London- England

    Edited 12 times, last by ethanedwards ().