A number of classic films, television commercials and documentaries have been made using the dramatic setting of the white cliffs and surrounding countryside of Beachyhead. Films include
• Chitty Chitty Bang Bang
• Quadrophenia
• The Lives and Loves of a She Devil
• Battle of Britain
• Robin Hood Prince of Thieves
• Hopscotch
• The War Games - Doctor Who 1965
• James Bond, The Living Daylights
• Atonement
There are also a few less popular home made versions:
Spitfires and Hurricanes over Beachy Head
The Living Daylights involved a sequence of Bond parachuting out of a Land Rover in Gibralter which was filmed at Beachy Head. Vehicles were catapulted over the cliff with dummies extracted by fishing line to release the parachute upon exiting. The first shot was scrapped due to onlookers visible in the background. The filming took on its own action movie, when the boat at the bottom of the cliffs positioned to film the descent got into difficulty in a heavy swell, and the local Birling Gap lifeboats were launched to pull the crew off the cliffs, resulting in bravery awards for some members. When the film opened in Eastbourne, Desmond Llewelyn who lived locally at Bexhill attended with some 'Bond gadgets' as a thank you. Part of the filming contract stipulated that remnants of impacted vehicles some 550 ft below had to be cleared up.
In addition, pop videos are made here as well as fashion shoots and in November 2007, The Beachy Head Brewery featured as part of ITV1's Country Lives television series.
Texas: In Demand
The Cure: Just like Heaven
The Cure: Close to Me
For Film locations or information Please Contact us
Email:
info@beachyhead.org.uk
Address:
Beachyhead, The Dipperays, Upper Street, East Dean, East Sussex BN20 0AA
