in a more authentically textured style rather than the polished look of Hollywood musicals. As his first film credit, 29-year-old Australian set designer John Truscott, who created the sets for the London and Melbourne stage productions of Camelot, was hired as production designer. According to Logan, Truscott envisioned the visual design that resembled "neither Gothic or Romanesque but an in between period, suggesting a legendary time". The Castillo de Coca was the inspiration for the film's production design, which was re-created on the studio backlot in Burbank, California. The finished castle became the largest set ever constructed at the time, measuring 400 by 300 feet, and being nearly 100 feet tall, with the reported cost totaling half a million dollars. Logan explained to the Los Angeles Times that "it was absolutely necessary since we expect to do everything right in this picture—even to matching Spanish and Hollywood cobblestones." In September 1966, shooting commenced on location in Spain intended for a 30-day shooting schedule. For the exterior sets, Logan selected seven castles on the country's mainland and another one on the island of Majorca, of which included the Alcázar of Segovia that was used as Lancelot du Lac's castle and the Medina del Campo. However, the location shoot experienced setbacks due to the country's rainfall and high temperature, in which filming finished twelve days behind schedule. In total, the shoot yielded half an hour of usable footage. With production underway, Jack Warner decided that Camelot would be his last film he would produce for the studio. On November 14, 1966, he sold a substantial share of studio stock to Seven Arts Productions. The sale was finalized on November 27, which totaled to approximately $32 million in cash. Following the location shoot in Spain, the filming unit took a hiatus until Redgrave finished her stage duties. By then, fifteen of the studio's twenty-three stage sets were occupied for Camelot. Filming was further complicated when Harris required 12 facial stitches after he fell down in his shower. The stitches reopened when Harris went out to party (against the doctor's orders), and this further delayed his recovery. Plastic surgery was later applied to disguise the wound. Music On the LP soundtrack album, "Take Me to the Fair" appears after "How to Handle a Woman", and "Follow Me" (with new lyrics written for the film) is listed after "The Lusty Month of May". Certifications Historical