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From: Free Thinking Doggie
'The film was shot on location in Monastir, Tunisia, which allowed the production to reuse sets from Franco Zeffirelli's Jesus of Nazareth (1977).[26] The Tunisian shoot was documented by Iain Johnstone for his BBC film The Pythons. Many locals were employed as extras on Life of Brian. Director Jones noted, "They were all very knowing because they'd all worked for Franco Zeffirelli on Jesus of Nazareth, so I had these elderly Tunisians telling me, 'Well, Mr Zeffirelli wouldn't have done it like that, you know.'"[22] Further location shooting also took place in Tunisia, at Sousse (Jerusalem outer walls and gateway), Carthage (Roman theatre) and Matmata (Sermon on the Mount and Crucifixion).[27]

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Another day, another film set....[more]	JonH🍕	13:17:56
>> Wasn't Life of Brian filmed in Morocco, or maybe Tunisia...?	Free Thinking Doggie	13:59:01
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>> Same here. Odd isnt it? Or perhaps not for one of the most surveilled countries....[more]	JonH🍕	15:49:41
>> 'The film was shot on location in Monastir, Tunisia, which allowed the ... [more]	Free Thinking Doggie	14:00:06
>> Star Wars in Tunisia too, I visited the cave dwellings in Matmata. Was over ... [more]	Hamsterwheel	14:15:26

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