Anecdotes

Then-unknown Raquel Welch doubled (uncredited) for Dame Elizabeth Taylor in some of her beach scenes on-location at Big Sur, California.

Richard Burton tried to get out of making this movie but he was under contractual obligation.

The third of 11 movies in which Dame Elizabeth Taylor and Richard Burton starred together.

According to Sammy Davis Jr. in his movie memoir "Hollywood In Suitcase", originally he was offered the role of Cos Erickson and even signed the contract, but had to withdraw when his "Golden Boy" stage show opened early.

According to one published report, the redwood sculpture of a nude Dame Elizabeth Taylor was destroyed accidentally years later when it tipped over and smashed, and was discovered to be teeming with termites.