A cut here, a cut there, deleted scenes and much more.
Director Andre de Toth wrote in his book 'Fragments' about a last minute cut
in the score of Michel Legrand.
The wife of Producer Harry Saltzman, Jackie Saltzman, openly hated the movie.
"She tried to talk Harry into scuttling it, or at least re-cut the end;
she mysteriously succeeded - only at the last minute before the release prints
started to roll off the printer - in cutting out of Michel Legrand's score
a children's euphorious, jubilant choir from under the morbid scene where
Caine orders at gun-point his rebellious patrol to bury the bodies of their
ambushed enemy. 'Mon dieux, C'est un scrilege', Jackie cried, and
her tears did the trick." Damn, I'd like to hear the choir!
Michael Caine comes down the stairs - 'Play Dirty', Cortijo de la Hoya Altica, 1968.
This scene was cut and is not in the final release.
Possibly some kind of test shot and the scene was not used.
It must have been a close-up, behind Michael Caine numerous cables are clearly to be seen.
The 'Salute Scene' was filmed in the Cortijo de la Hoya Altica Set.
Mr.Caine is strapped, his arms and legs are 'fixed'. A few foam pieces for the acidified actor.
This was used to get close-ups of Michael Caine rolling down a sand dune in Cabo de Gata.
Michael Caine does really not look particularly happy in the cage.
I can understand that, I do not want to roll down in this cage somewhere.
An elaborate design, but the scenes were not used.
Despite foam pieces certainly not necessarily comfortable.
'Play Dirty' - Cabo de Gata, 1968.