Sam Peckinpah, notorious for being a demanding director, fired 22 cast members during the course of the shoot. According to producer Phil Feldman, "Sam had no compassion for a guy with a job who had a family at home who makes a mistake; that wasn't his concern--Sam had no tolerance for that . . . He had no understanding of a mistake that the guy made that is correctable, after all. He was volatile, and if a guy committed a mistake on the set or elsewhere, he was ready to jump on him. And that's too bad".
A Countess from Hong Kong - Trivia, Questions and Fun Facts
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Gordon Tanner was thought suitable for the role of Crawford (Bill Nagy).
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The first film by Charles Chaplin to not only be in widescreen (which he disliked; see A King in New York (1957)), but in color as well.
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Heather Chasen sought the role of Martha.
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Judy Huxtable was considered for various roles.
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The only feature film by Charles Chaplin to be funded by a major studio, Universal. Also, he had the largest budget of all his films, $2 million.
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Charles Chaplin's three eldest daughters appeared in the film: Geraldine Chaplin (at minutes 46 and 1:05), Josephine Chaplin and Victoria Chaplin (at minute 1:32).
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Charles Chaplin originally conceived the idea for this movie thirty years previously (and was titled "Stowaway"), as a starring vehicle for Gary Cooper and his then-wife, Paulette Goddard.
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Yolande Turner and Justine Lord were both interviewed for the role Martha.
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Tania Mallet was interviewed for a role.
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This was Tippi Hedren's first feature film after her break with Alfred Hitchcock. She had high hopes for the film, until she received the script. When she realized that she had a small part as Marlon Brando's estranged wife, she asked Charles Chaplin to expand her role. Although Chaplin tried to accommodate her, he could not, as the story mostly takes place on a ship, which Hedren's character boards near the end of the film. In the end, she remained in the film and later said that it was a pleasure working for him.
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Charles Chaplin's final acting appearance is in a cameo as an old steward. Since nearly all of the characters he portrayed in films prior to the 1940s were not identified by name, it is appropriate that his final character also be nameless.
A Countess from Hong Kong - Trivia, Questions and Fun Facts
A Countess from Hong Kong - Trivia, Questions and Fun Facts
A Countess from Hong Kong - Trivia, Questions and Fun Facts
A Countess from Hong Kong - Trivia, Questions and Fun Facts
A Countess from Hong Kong - Trivia, Questions and Fun Facts
A Countess from Hong Kong - Trivia, Questions and Fun Facts
A Countess from Hong Kong - Trivia, Questions and Fun Facts
A Countess from Hong Kong - Trivia, Questions and Fun Facts
A Countess from Hong Kong - Trivia, Questions and Fun Facts
A Countess from Hong Kong - Trivia, Questions and Fun Facts
A Countess from Hong Kong - Trivia, Questions and Fun Facts
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