Dittsworthy House, Dartmoor "War Horse"
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War Horse is a 2011 American war drama film directed by Steven Spielberg. It is an adaptation of British author Michael Morpurgo's 1982 children's novel of the same name set before and during the First World War
Waymark Code: WMNNZH
Location: South West England, United Kingdom
Date Posted: 04/11/2015
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Filming on location on Dartmoor, Devon started in August 2010. Spielberg was only going to have four or five days' worth of second unit material shot in Devon, but after he decided to cut other elements of the story to enable more filming to take place, the countryside "so extraordinarily beautiful and absolutely perfect for the story".Dartmoor locations included the small villages of Meavy and Sheepstor, Burrator Reservoir, Bonehill Rocks and surrounding area near Widecombe-in-the-Moor, Ringmoor Down, Combestone Tor and surrounding area, Haytor, Hexworthy Bridge and Cadover Bridge/Brisworthy.Ditsworthy Warren House, an isolated Grade II listed building near Sheepstor on Dartmoor served as the main caste family's farmhouse, and many scenes were filmed in the surrounding
Movie or TV Show: War Horse
Year Released or First Aired: 2,011.00
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