Due in March. Sting wrote the theme song. Although it looks suspiciously like a Hollywood sound stage, this film opens boldly in Portsmouth, NH in the mid 1700s with a most unlikely pair of characters. Based on the book by Kenneth Roberts. The film version was shot in town and included area actors and extras.
Critics seem to agree.
Stephen King SF flick a single scene shot in downtown Portsmouth. It's based on the Hampton, NH murder case of Pam Smart, the high school AV director who used sex to entice her students into murdering her husband. The incident was first done to death in a rash of TV miniseries. The screenplay is by comedy writer Buck Henry and the movie was shot in Canada. 96 min Lloyd Bridge, Ernest Borgnine and Anne Francis met in Dover, NH for this true story film about a wildcat factory strike.