Liv Ullmann turned down the role of Kate because of the violence.
Ullmann was to star but MGM cancelled the film after director Fred Zinnemann had already shot many scenes.
Alfred Hitchcock seriously considered pairing Ullmann with Sean Connery in the romantic spy thriller set in London, Finland and Russia.
Did you know that Liv Ullmann was not the only choice for these movies?
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