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Ken Follett novel shot in Hungary (AP)

In this  Saturday, Nov. 7, 2009 photo, US actor Donald Sutherland, seen, during the filming of Ken Follett's 'The Pillars of the Earth' in Astra Studios,  in Fot, near Budapest, Hungary. 'The Pillars of the Earth' is an eight-hour adaptation of the bestseller about the construction of an English cathedral in the 12th century. The series is being shot in Hungary and Austria and  is due to be broadcast in 2010. (AP Photo/Bela Szandelszky)

FOT, Hungary - Ken Follett made his name writing spy thrillers like "Eye of the Needle." But the book that has won him the most critical, and eventually popular, acclaim is a nearly 1,000-page novel about the construction of an English cathedral in the 12th century.

Now, "The Pillars of the Earth" is being turned into a Ridley Scott-produced miniseries starring Donald Sutherland, Ian McShane and Rufus Sewell; shot in Hungary and Austria, it is to air by June 2010.

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