Significant parts of ‘Lord Jim’ were filmed in Angkor Wat and Siem Reap during the Sangkum Reastr Niyum regime of ’60s Cambodia. The film was shot in Super Panavision 70 and noted Cambodian Dith Pran, whose story is told in the movie ‘The Killing Fields‘ (1984), was involved in the production as a translator and fixer.
“The three months we spent in Cambodia were dreadful. Sheer hell. A nightmare. There we were, all of us, knee deep in lizards and all kinds of horrible insects. And everyone hating us. Awful.” (Peter O’Toole on filming in Cambodia; Photoplay Film Monthly, February 1971)
Watching the film today, one can see the serenity and beauty of the temples before mass tourism arrived in Cambodia. Also take note of the small village and pagoda in some scenes, that to this day can be found inside the Angkor Wat temple complex.
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