The Cassandra Crossing

According to the book "Sophia Loren: A Biography," Ava Gardner gave Loren the following advice during production: "Always shoot your close-ups first thing in the morning, honey, 'cause your looks ain't gonna hold out all day."

While the crew attempts to lower things onto the moving train with a helicopter, it conveniently changes from overhead-powered electric to diesel. Immediately afterwards, it changes back.

Opening credits prologue: INTERNATIONAL HEALTH ORGANIZATION Geneva

SPOILER: The 1980s American video version deletes all the carnage during the final sequence, when half of the train goes onto the bridge, which collapses under it. This version shows the train itself, crashing to the ground, but removes the interior shots of passengers being killed, as well as shots of bodies floating in the river in the aftermath, giving the impression that the front half of the train was empty when it fell. This version also deletes the scene with the song "I'm Still On My Way", sung by the hippies, various instances of cursing and other assorted shots which got the film its R rating in 1976.

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