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Mostly filmed in Knole Park, Sevenoaks, Kent - but also in London with The Beatles and in Liverpool - without the Beatles. Directed by swedish film maker Peter Goldman.Peter Goldman - A Swedish pop film maker, that worked for the Swedish Television during the 60's and 70's tells his story behind the making of 'Penny Lane' and 'Strawberry Fields Forever' -films. "Everything went so fast. It wasn't until I sat on the plane for London I realised what I was up to. I felt the nervousity and the excitement crawling under the skin. How in the world should I be able to make something enough funny-bizzard-cleaver-crazy-sofisticated to satisfy The Beatles. It was there in the plane that I came up with the idea of the horses. - What do you like horses? I asked The Beatles when I told them about my ideas before the filming of the promotion picture for 'Penny Lane'. - Oh yeah! Horses. Our friends on the countryside have horses. All four thought that they might be able to ride a horse, if the they (the horses) were of the calm type. Nothing worked at the first attempt of the shootingsThe filming started in East End in London. The point was that John, Paul, George and Ringo should ride their horse through a narrow street. But the sight of the four horses became too much for the crowd of people that had been gathering to look at it all. They called and yelled so that the horses were scared and the boys had to flee to a pub in the neighbourhood. Naturally it became a great success when The Beatles and the whole film team rushed into the pub. When the whole situation was cooled down a photographer was asked to take some pictures of the solemn occasion.The pub owner, employees, wife's, kids, everyone was lined up. Old grandma was waken up, the youngest baby was taken up from the cradle. Everybody should be present on the family portrait along with The Beatles. The picture was supposed to hand on the wall on the pub and to increase the sale. The Beatles never said no to this kind of situation. Patiently they shook hands with everyone, lent out their clothes, discussed cameras and movies and since long dead film stars. The second dayThe next day the horse scenes were going to be retaken in a park, but this wasn't any success. It was lucky that Paul was the best rider of the four, when suddenly the horse, for some reason, got scared and bolted away over the big field in the park. Finally four horses stood shaking at the wrong end of the park refusing to move. One of the horses kicked on a field gate as if he wanted to get away from the whole thing. The horse keeper, who had brought with him four calm and gentle horses looked ashamed and suspected what he had done.There was, however, a short sequence made. The Beatles bare headed in red coats on the horseback. The boys were glad that the shooting was over and done.- It was during the takings with the horses in the park that I for the first time saw The Beatles' enormous catering bus. John, Paul, George and Ringo liked good food and they did loose the temper if they didn't get their special food even during the shootings. So, their big metal coloured catering bus followed them wherever they went. Containing a staff of cooks made the tables with their favourite food, baked in a gratin-disk with parsley over it or the special chicken that they liked of something else that they ordered. -The food was served in a special order. First John, Paul, George and Ringo were served, then me, the head director, and after me my assistant and then the other assistants and so on. - Ringo had a dog named 'Tiger' that he was very proud of. Tiger wasn't the most terrifying dog in his class, not the least of all. It was the smallest and the most taken cared of little white puddle I've ever seen. Paul had a dog that looked like a little pony; named Martha.The films were, to the most parts, filmed on an estate in Kent. The surroundings were incredible English with a great old castle and hundreds of half tame deers that were strolling around in a giant park.

Channel: Music Uploaded: November 30, 1999 at 12:00 am Author: Wogew

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