Interview: David Puttnam on St Andrews
In March 2012, shortly before the re-release of Chariots of Fire which would coincide with the London Olympics, Producer David Puttnam returned to St Andrews and spoke to us about his memories of filming on the beach, 32 years earlier. Included here is audio of the discussion we had with him. First, Puttnam discussed how they came to shoot the film in St Andrews. Puttnam on finding St Andrews He further discussed the two days spent filming on the beach. Filming on West Sands The shoot took place against the jarring backdrop of international news events. The Iran hostage crisis Puttnam also...
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