- Cliff Robertson was seriously favored for Verney (Richard Widmark).
- Ken Russell and Mike Hodges were approached to direct the film.
- The "Hill near Warburton" Mausoleum is actually the Dashwood Mausoleum in West Wycombe. Currently National Trust Property, it used to belong to the notorious Hellfire Club.
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- SPOILER: The film's abrupt conclusion was not the original ending. In the original script the character of Christopher Lee recovers from the rock, thrown by Richard Widmark, and attempts to pursue Widmark and Kinski. He is then struck by a flash of lightning as he crosses the circle. Although this ending was filmed none of the footage survives and is illustrated on the DVD by monochrome stills.
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