The role of Sherif Ali was originally intended for Horst Buchholz, but he was forced to turn it down owing to his commitment to Billy Wilder's One, Two, Three (1961). Second choice, Alain Delon, screen tested successfully, but he suffered problems with the brown contact lenses required for the role. Maurice Ronet was then cast, but he was replaced after difficulties with his French accent and his Arabian dress: Sir David Lean complained, "He looked like me walking around in drag."
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