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Prisoner Of War Camp | Chess
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Outstanding Directorial Achievement in Motion Pictures | 1954 | Billy
Top Male Dramatic Performance | 1954 | William
Best Written American Comedy | 1954 | Edwin
Best Actor | 1953 | William
Budget 1,661,530 USD
William Holden never felt he deserved an Oscar for his performance in this film. His wife felt it was to compensate for him not winning for "Sunset Blvd. (1950)."
Otto Preminger always claimed that, as a director, he would only shout at actors if they were late or if they did not know their lines. Employed solely as an actor in this film, he told Billy Wilder at the start of filming that if he ever forgot his lines, he would present Wilder with a jar of caviar. Wilder later told interviewers that he soon had dozens of such jars.
William Holden did not like the part of Sefton as written, thinking him too selfish. He kept asking Billy Wilder to make Sefton nicer. Wilder refused. Holden actually refused the role but was forced to do it by the studio.
Charlton Heston was originally considered for the role of Sgt. J.J. Sefton, but when the script was altered to make the character less heroic, he was dropped in favor of someone more suitable for the role. Kirk Douglas stated he was next in line and declined the part, making William Holden the third choice. Douglas came to rue his decision, saying it was the biggest mistake of his career.
In order to keep the actors' reactions for the film's plot twists as close to genuine as possible, the film was shot in sequential order (i.e., the first scene was filmed first, and so on), which is contrary to how movies are generally filmed.
