"The producers of this film wish to thank the following Railway Authorities for their kind help and cooperation: Societe Nationale Des Chemins De Fer Français-Paris; Schweizerische Bundesbahnen-Berne; Ferrovie Dello Stato-Rome."
(The Swiss Railway provided a complete train, including engine, dining car, a sleeper and several carriages for the production.)
The scene near the start of the train journey, where Ann Turkel starts warbling that song, accompanied by a montage of train shots (and Lionel Stander looking on with an idiotic and beatific smile) will live long in my memory.
I quite like the film actually but it is pretty ropey, really. And overlong....
The scene near the start of the train journey, where Ann Turkel starts warbling that song, accompanied by a montage of train shots (and Lionel Stander looking on with an idiotic and beatific smile) will live long in my memory.
Yes! That is one of the great scenes of cinema. So funny.
ok, the film waz a bit clunky in places, but overall i always felt it had a score which kinda raised up its credentials and made it watchable. goldsmith certainly did haul it out the pond and dress it up in a smart coat!
The fact that Lionel Stander is playing someone named "Max" added just one of many unintentional bits of hiliarity in that film. And Ava Gardner really demonstrated just how badly she'd aged in the 70s.
