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The Prisoner Nummer 6 SPEEDLEARNKURSAAL FUNFAIR
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Allerdings gibt es auch ein paar aufnahmen von einer anderen örtlichkeit, von der man einige jahre lang dachte, es könnte sich um archivaufnahmen etwa von der Londoner Battersea-kirmes handeln. Nun wurde das mysterium gelüftet, teils dank der klaren bilder auf den heutigen Blu-ray-veröffentlichungen, teils dank der scharfen augen von Robert D. Lovsin, der SIX OF ONE-mitglied Bruce Clark in den USA kontaktierte und ihm interessante informationen gab: "Da gibt es eine aufnahme von einem fahnenmast, als Nummer Sechs aus dem tunnel der liebe kommt und zum karussell geht. Die flagge ganz oben ist die Kanadische (ahornblatt) flagge, und die beiden darunter sind die landesflagge von Alberta und die flagge der Calgary Exhibition KURSAAL FUNFAIR AUF KANADISCH and Stampede [Anm.: jährlich stattfindende, zehntägige Landwirtschafts-Ausstellung in der kanadischen Stadt Calgary; quelle: Wikipedia]. Da ich aus Calgary komme, fände ich es hochinteressant, wenn sie genutzt worden wäre." Andere hinweise sind der Pizza-stand und eine Mondreise, die sich dahinter befindet, "Voyage à la Lune", auf französisch, wie es in Kanada gesprochen wird. A EIN-/AUSGANG, B PFERDEREITEN, C CATERPILLARFAHRT, D BIG DIPPER, E WASSERBAHN Auf der basis eines artikels von Roger und Karen Langley zusammen mit Bruce Clark, erschienen im SIX OF ONE-mitgliedermagazin "Free For All"; aus dem englischen von Jana Müller MEHR: DER VERLORENE 2. ORT VON NUMMER 6
KURSAAL FUNFAIR The funfair seen in the PRISONER episode "The Girl Who Was Death" is the former Kursaal amusement park at Southend, Essex, which was opened as one of the very first amusement parks actually. The park was the largest of its kind in THE KURSAAL ENTRANCE BUILDING NOW (SOURCE: WIKIPEDIA) southern England. The area itself had been known as "Marine Park Gardens". A magnificent entrance building with a glass dome was erected and opened in 1901, it would be called after the German word for "cure hall" or "spa" - Kursaal. In it there was a ball room, a circus, an arcade, a dining hall and a billard room. In the 1920s the outdoor area was temporarily used for greyhound races and it was also the home field of the Southend football club unti 1933 when the club moved to its own stadium. The park existed until 1970. The preserved façade of the establishment, which now houses a bowling hall and arcades, is retained, but sadly the rest is now domestic housing. The Kursaal Water Chute, the Big Dipper ride and the Caves are all seen just as they were at Southend back in 1967. Finally, the exit gate, with twin arched pedestrian toll entrances is where the Girl who was Death leaves in her E-Type Jaguar sports car. As is known, Patrick McGoohan was not present and his close-ups were added over back projected shots. Also, Alexis Kanner made an uncredited appearance as the fashion photographer threatening the McGoohan character to be beaten up for his obtrusiveness.
However there are some early shots of a different location and for some years it was thought that the stock footage used was of somewhere like London’s Battersea funfair. Now the mystery has been solved, thanks partly to the image clarity of today’s Blu-ray presentations and also the eagle eye of Robert D. Lovsin,who contacted Bruce Clark with some interesting information: “... there is ashot of a flagpole when Number 6... emerges from the Tunnel of Love and before he gets on the carousel. The top flag is the Canadian (Maple Leaf) flag and the other two I suspect are the provincial flag of Alberta and the flag of the Calgary Exhibition and KURSAAL FUNFAIR À LA CANADIEN Stampede. Since I'm from Calgary, I would find it mostinteresting if it had been used." The other clues are the "Pizza" stall and behind it is a Moon ride, "Voyage à la Lune", clearly using the French language spoken in Canada. A EXIT GATE, B HORSE RIDE, C COVERED CATERPILLAR, D BIG DIPPER, E WATER CHUTE Based on an article by Roger and Karen Langley with Bruce Clark, published in the SIX OF ONE society magazine "Free For All"; translated by Jana Müller. MORE: THE LOST 2nd VILLAGE OF THE PRISONER |
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