When the British army invaded the Crimea in 1854 it didn’t even have any maps of the place. In the middle of Crimean war a new agency was set up that later became the Intelligence Department (ID) of the War Office. From mapping, it branched out into other kinds of intelligence gathering in countries where Britain might have to fight in the future.
The budget of the movie The Gold of England dedicated to the events of Crimean War will be 50 million euros.
It was announced by director of the movie, CEO of «Forma Pro Films» Igor Pronin during a meeting with representatives of Crimean authorities.
The shooting of this historical drama will start next year in the UK and Latvia. Then filmmakers will continue their work in Crimea (Ukraine). Famous Russian and British actors will play roles in this movie.
«For the first time in Crimean history there will be shooted a Hollywood level movie», — told filmmakers.
Movie funded by independent investors. One of them is Algernon Percy, representative of a very famous British aristocratic family, whose ancestors are buried in Westminster Abbey, the head of his own investment fund, the chairman of the Board of Trustees, which will manage funds for The Gold of England. The board includes well-known foreign filmmakers, actors, historians, including great-great-granddaughter of Leo Tolstoy, Alexandra Tolstoy, the British actor Sir Donald Sinden, historian, financier, and descendant of princes Kochubey — Alexander Kochubey.
Member of British Parliament, writer and former BBC journalist Patrick Mercer intends to shot the movie about events of Crimean War.
New movie titled The Gold of England is an international project. It will be shooted in several European countries. In 2013 folmmakers will work in Crimea.
One of the movie subplots tells about largest hoard of gold, drowned in a shipwreck off the coast of Balaklava. There is lyrical storyline too.
Movie funded by independent investors. One of them is Algernon Percy, representative of a very famous British aristocratic family, whose ancestors are buried in Westminster Abbey, the head of his own investment fund, the chairman of the Board of Trustees, which will manage funds for The Gold of England.
Crimean war was in Crimea — peninsula located in Black Sea region.