William Holden was the first choice for Leonard, but he was unavailable. Billy Wilder and the producer Arthur Hornblow Jr. then went to Tyrone Power, who turned down the part. Other actors considered for the role included Gene Kelly, Kirk Douglas, Glenn Ford, Jack Lemmon, and even Roger Moore. Eventually, Power accepted the role when he was offered both Testimone d'accusa (1957) and Salomone e la regina di Saba (1959) for $300,000 each. Before he could complete Solomon, however, Power had a fatal heart attack and was replaced by Yul Brynner. Ava Gardner and Rita Hayworth also were considered for the role of Christine Helm.

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