In the early days of the production, when the Bentley character had a more prominent role in the movie, Kirk Douglas was considered for the part. However, Douglas wanted a star salary and second billing after Peter O'Toole. Douglas' demands were rejected by producer Sam Spiegel. The Oscar-winner Edmond O'Brien was then cast in the part. Before being disabled by his heart attack, O'Brien filmed the Jerusalem scene and supposedly Bentley's political discussion with Omar Sharif's character Ali. He was replaced on short notice by Arthur Kennedy, who was recommended to director Sir David Lean by Anthony Quinn. Kennedy had replaced Quinn as King Henry II on Broadway in the play Becket. Ironically, when Becket was made into a movie (Becket (1964)), it was Peter O'Toole who was cast as Henry.
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