FILM 2063: I KNOW WHERE I'M GOING! (1945)

TRIVIA: In 1947 Emeric Pressburger met the head of the script department at Paramount, who told him that the studio used this film as an example of the perfect screenplay, and was shown to writers stuck for inspiration or who needed a lesson in screenwriting.

James Mason was originally cast as Torquil, but declined when told he would have to "live rough" in the islands. Ironically, Roger Livesey never went to the islands because he was in a West End show at the time. A double was used for long shots and all close-ups are shot in the studio. Mason has always contended that it was Michael Powell's reluctance to pay the expenses of Mason's wife on the location shoot.

Michael Powell wanted to make A Matter of Life and Death (1946) at this time, but had to wait for access to Technicolor cameras.

Cinematographer Erwin Hillier never used a light meter during the shooting of this movie.

This film has a 100% rating based on 12 critic reviews on Rotten Tomatoes.

One of Tilda Swintons favorite films

Included among the "1001 Movies You Must See Before You Die", edited by Steven Schneider.

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