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Friday, 13 October 2006, 08:36 GMT 09:36 UK

Pinewood celebrates 70th birthday

TV back projection tests at Pinewood Studios in 1951 Pinewood Studios is celebrating its 70th birthday by burying a time capsule in its grounds.

The capsule contains a filmography from 1936 to the present day and scripts and images from the latest Bond film Casino Royale, starring actor Daniel Craig.

Films made at the Buckinghamshire studios include Ill Met By Moonlight, Carry On movies, Peeping Tom, Whistle Down the Wind and To Sir With Love.

The capsule will remain sealed up for 100 years.

It will be buried by Tourism Minister Shaun Woodward.

Long history

Pinewood Studios was founded when Charles Boot, a builder with movie ambitions, bought Heatherden Hall and its estate in 1934.

A year later Boot met J Arthur Rank and the two became partners in the studio project, investing £1,000,000.

The studio's first film was London Melody in 1936.

The James Bond movies have a long history with Pinewood, beginning with the first Bond movie Dr No.

Filming for the most recent Bond film, Casino Royale was done on set at the studios.



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