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The set--a real cathedral?


Was the cathedral a real place or a set? It seems massive.

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No, not real. It's a set, built in Shepperton Studios soundstage H, which is quite large.

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That is astounding and impressive. But it seems it would be so much cheaper and easier to just film in a real cathedral. As long as they don't do anything blasphemous or break anything, I'm sure the church would love to have the fee.

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