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[Duncan Edwards]

The Mongols would have been ten times better if they had just had a sawdust budget. It would have been one of the best of all time if they'd used something properly mucky.

Absolutely. The Anita Ekberg scene, with the gradual sinking (after the initial plunge off her horse), pleading, and submersion, would have been so much better.

That scene was filmed in a huge indoor pool sound stage at Rome's Cinicetta studios. I'm sure the creators were counting on Anita to void any perceived lack of authenticity.

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[PA Jack]

The Mongols would have been ten times better if they had just had a sawdust budget. It would have been one of the best of all time if they'd used something properly mucky.

Absolutely. The Anita Ekberg scene, with the gradual sinking (after the initial plunge off her horse), pleading, and submersion, would have been so much better.

That scene was filmed in a huge indoor pool sound stage at Rome's Cinicetta studios. I'm sure the creators were counting on Anita to void any perceived lack of authenticity.

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Wow, that must have been some kind of indoor set. The actress here did go miles toward making the scene a good one. Imagine how good it would have been with just a patch of Tarzan’s Hidden Jungle or Valley of Mystery bog pit.