Set to play "Ripley," she learned she had been replaced and was instead offered the role of "Lambert".

According to Premier Magazine, Jill Clayburgh turned down the lead role.

The ill-fated Davis was considered for the role of Kane.

The British actor, who had starred for master directors Alfred Hitchcock and Roman Polanski, was signed as "Kane" but got dismissed from the film because of illness.

Ford turned down the Captain Dallas role.