Robert Ryan was in the final stages of lung cancer during filming. He agreed to play the part of Larry Slade, a character who knows he's going to die soon. Ryan died before the film was released.
The first film to ever have two intermissions instead of one.
The film cast includes three Oscar winners: Jeff Bridges, Fredric March and Lee Marvin; and one Oscar nominee: Robert Ryan.
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