An Oscar-winning Hollywood star has reflected fondly on his "escape" to Norfolk.

In 1985, parts of King's Lynn became the stage for a costume drama set in the American War of Independence called Revolution - starring Al Pacino, Donald Sutherland and Nastassja Kinski.

Though the film was a box office failure, Al Pacino has since reflected on his time staying in Norfolk as an "escape" in his new memoir Sonny Boy.

Al Pacino stayed at a Norfolk farm while filming the 1985 box office flop Revolution (Image: Columbia-Cannon-Warner) "Every day in Norfolk I woke up on a farm," the actor said. "I was a hundred miles away from London and far away from anywhere that felt like home.

"The place wasn't posh, just a cottage with a bit of wear and tear in the British countryside.

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"Creaky floorboards greeted my every step. A king's ransom in secondhand furniture. But that can have its charm too.

"I loved waking up to the sunlight and the sounds of barnyard animals."

In 1985, King Street in King's Lynn was full of marching soldiers clad in period costume (Image: Newsquest)

Throughout the shoot road signs were removed, streets were cobbled over and homes and businesses were given an 18th century makeover.

Many locals were even given the chance to get dressed up and star as period-accurate extras.

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While the film cost $28 million to make, it only grossed $346,000 in the United States and was panned by critics as a film about American history shot in England.

The film was one of the biggest box office flops of all time.

King's Lynn locals got the chance to star as extras throughout the shoot (Image: Newsquest) Despite this, Al Pacino still reminisced fondly on his time in Norfolk during a difficult period in his personal and professional life. 

"I had come here to escape," he added. "The reaction to Scarface hadn't particularly warmed my heart, and then Kathleen and I had our breakup, which was tough for both of us.

"I don't know what went wrong with Revolution. Sometimes it's just the usual culprits."