{"id":139995,"date":"2020-05-20T19:33:57","date_gmt":"2020-05-20T12:33:57","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.diethelmtravel.com\/?p=139995"},"modified":"2020-05-20T19:33:57","modified_gmt":"2020-05-20T12:33:57","slug":"5-films-shot-in-sri-lanka","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/dth.travel\/de\/5-films-shot-in-sri-lanka\/","title":{"rendered":"5 films shot in Sri Lanka"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Travel to a far-off place conveniently from your couch with these five films that were shot in Sri Lanka.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-140027\" src=\"https:\/\/dth.stagingurls.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/Film-website-cover-image-03-300x115.png\" alt=\"Film-website-cover-image\" width=\"631\" height=\"242\" srcset=\"https:\/\/dth.travel\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/Film-website-cover-image-03-300x115.png 300w, https:\/\/dth.travel\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/Film-website-cover-image-03-1024x394.png 1024w, https:\/\/dth.travel\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/Film-website-cover-image-03-768x295.png 768w, https:\/\/dth.travel\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/Film-website-cover-image-03-1536x590.png 1536w, https:\/\/dth.travel\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/Film-website-cover-image-03-2048x787.png 2048w, https:\/\/dth.travel\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/Film-website-cover-image-03-18x7.png 18w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 631px) 100vw, 631px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h4><strong>The Bridge on the River Kwai<\/strong><\/h4>\n<p>Though a famous story set in Thailand, the 1957 film version wasn\u2019t shot in the Land of Smiles but in the Sri Lankan highlands where a temporary bridge was built over the Kelani River.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h4><strong>Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom<\/strong><\/h4>\n<p>This 1984 action-adventure is the second instalment in the Indiana Jones franchise set in India. When the filmmakers were denied permission to film in India due to the government finding the script offensive, they moved the product to Kandy in Sri Lanka.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h4><strong>A Common Man\u00a0<\/strong><\/h4>\n<p>A thriller shot in Colombo, the 2013 <em>A Common Man<\/em> is an American\/Sri Lankan production that won for Best Picture, Best Director and Best Actor at the Madrid International Film Festival.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h4><strong>The Second Jungle Book: Mowgli &amp; Baloo\u00a0<\/strong><\/h4>\n<p>This 1997 children\u2019s live-action film follows young Mowgli and his jungle friends as they try to escape a scout from the circus.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h4><strong>Elephant Walk<\/strong><\/h4>\n<p>Though dated now, this 1954 film starring Elizabeth Taylor offers a glimpse at colonial life in British Ceylon about a young bride of a wealthy tea planter.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Travel to a far-off place conveniently from your couch with these five films that were shot in Sri Lanka. &nbsp; &nbsp; The Bridge on the River Kwai Though a famous story set in Thailand, the 1957 film version wasn\u2019t shot in the Land of Smiles but in the Sri Lankan highlands where a temporary bridge was built over the Kelani River. &nbsp; Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom This 1984 action-adventure is the second instalment in the Indiana Jones franchise set in India. 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