Auditioned for the role of Carol.

According to IMDB, director Sergio Leone turned her down for the role of Carol.

Davis was one of many actresses considered for the female lead.

Had the role of Carol but lost it to Tuesday Weld when Sergio Leone was forced to go with a more bankable star.

Shirley MacLaine was offered the role of Carol, but passed on the job.

She has screen tested for a part, and was in the running with Claudia Cardinale and Geena Davis; befor Elizabeth McGovern was cast.

Was considered for the role of Deborah Gelly.

According to her 1985 book "On Your Own", Brooke Shields was offered the role of Deborah Gelly, in a private interview with director Sergio Leone. However, after a writers' strike, the project was shelved until the summer of 1981, and Shields didn't get an audition for the role. She was forced to turn down the role by her mother, Teri.