Current Affairs Barrandov film studios celebrate 75th birthday
On Thursday, Prague’s Barrandov film studios celebrated their 75th birthday. Over the past three-quarters of a century, the studios have housed over 2,500 film shoots. It all started with the thriller ‘Vrazda v Ostrovni ulici’ (Murder on Ostrovni Street) – the first Czech film to combine dialogue with music. In more recent years, international blockbusters like the James Bond film Casino Royale have been shot on location in Barrandov’s hallowed halls. To mark its anniversary, I spoke to Norbert Auerbach, former head of Hollywood studio United Artists, who grew up at Barrandov, and who returned there nineteen years ago. I asked him how the Barrandov of 1933 compared to the Barrandov of today:
Norbert Auerbach
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