Fatal Method Acting: The stuntwoman for Gina Lollobrigida died after suffering a broken back from a forty-foot fall during the film's production.
No Stunt Double: Burt Lancaster, a former circus acrobat, performed many of his own stunts, though the most dangerous (including the climactic triple somersault) were done by technical consultant Eddie Ward from the Ringling Brothers Circus.
Stunt Double: Sally Marlowe was cast as Gina Lollobrigida's stunt double until Marlowe broke her nose on set. Willy Krause, a close personal friend of Burt Lancaster, was asked to fill in as Ms. Lollobrigida's stunt double. He accepted the role.
All-Star Cast: Mostly big voice actors, but Yumi Sugimoto (Mayumi) is a pretty popular one as well.
No Export for You: Only the first book, In the Pool, has been released outside of Japan in English, and that was back in 2006. Other countries were much luckier in getting the short stories.
