Cecil B. DeMille's first and favorite choice for the part of Lilia was MGM contract player Pier Angeli, but her studio refused to loan her to Paramount Pictures. Henry Wilcoxon suggested Debra Paget, who was under contract to Twentieth Century Fox. DeMille signed Paget for the role, but Fox demanded that John Derek (another Fox star) be cast as Joshua or else there would be no deal. DeMille had already signed Cornel Wilde for the role of Joshua, and reluctantly had to go back on his word and give the part to Derek.

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