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Star Wars: The Force Awaken and Spectre among films shown at Hever Castle cinema

16:12, 12 August 2016

Hever Castle will come alive with the sounds and sets of Hollywood during a four-day outdoor film festival this summer.

Cinema Under The Stars, in The Festival Theatre at Hever Castle, features a film a day from classics to modern day sci-fi.

Romantic drama Casablanca kicks off proceedings on Tuesday, August 24.

The film festival takes place later this month at The Festival Theatre at Hever Castle
The film festival takes place later this month at The Festival Theatre at Hever Castle

Starring Humphrey Bogart and Ingrid Bergman, the classic movie follows two men vying for the same woman’s love set against a backdrop of the wartime conflict during World War II.

Last year’s smash hit Star Wars: The Force Awakens is the chosen film for the second day.

Marking the start of a new trilogy set after the events of Return of the Jedi, the good guys must overcome yet another threat to the galaxy.

Soaking up the atmosphere at Hever
Soaking up the atmosphere at Hever

Totally different again, the film being shown on Thursday, August 25 features stripping steelworkers.

Comedy The Full Monty was a major box office hit in the UK and America when it was released in 1997 and is still a firm favourite of many a film fan almost two decades on.

Finally, the latest James Bond film, Spectre, will be shown on Friday, August 26.

Hever Festival is held under the stars
Hever Festival is held under the stars

A cryptic message from Bond’s past sends him on a trail to uncover a sinister organisation.

Anna Skinner, festival director, said: “People can bring a picnic, wrap up warm and then take their seats to laugh and cry their way through the selection of popular films.”

Films start at 8pm and gates open at 6.30pm.

To book tickets call the box office on 01732 866114 or visit www.heverfestival.co.uk

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