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In her memoirs Suzanna Leigh mentions that she had a role in this film as a villain but, although her character is mentioned, her scenes were deleted from the final print.
One of two filmed adaptations of an Alistair MacLean novel made and released in 1971, the other was When Eight Bells Toll (1971). MacLean's novel 'Bear Island' was first published also in 1971.
This movie was made and released about two years after its source novel of the same name by Alistair MacLean was first published in 1969. 'Puppet on a Chain' was MacLean's fourteenth novel and this movie was the seventh film adaptation of one of MacLean's stories.
Some topless nudity and shots of a man's bloody face during a hotel fight was cut from the film for an 'AA' rating (suitable for persons of 14 and over) for the UK cinema release though this was restored in video releases and TV showings.
The film was released in a restored edition on DVD by Scorpion Releasing in 2015. The film was mastered from an inter-positive negative and restored to its original widescreen format. The DVD contains a commentary with film historians including Lee Pfeiffer, a specialist on spy cinema, including his work on the James Bond film series. The DVD also contains the original trailer and alternate scene footage.
"Maggie: Paul, what are you thinking? Paul Sherman: I was thinking about my ex-wife, as a matter of fact. Maggie: What was she like? Paul Sherman: Very affectionate... with other men. My fault - I was never there."
