Anecdotes

Joan Collins' eighty-five costume changes set a record for most costume changes in one production.

Last acting role of Gene Kelly (Eric Hovland).

The role of Helene was played by two actresses, both of whom were too old to play her. 26-year old Catherine Mary Stewart played the young Helene from the ages of 13 to her mid-20s. Joan Collins then played her when the character was about 30 years old onwards. Collins was 52 at the time which prompted critics to decry the entire mini-series as a trashy vanity project in which Collins was deluding herself.

His minor role as the masseur in this 1986 TV mini-series marked the final screen appearance of famed French bodybuilder Serge Nubret, ending an acting career of almost 25 years. He was approximately 48 years old at the time.