Trivia / Viva Knievel!

• Stunt Double: Evel had a double for the more demanding and/or dangerous scenes, to avoid unnecessary injury on set; naturally, this was covered up during production so it wouldn't cast aspersions on Evel's own stunt riding career. (To be fair, it wasn't Evel's decision — studio lawyers refused to let him do his own stunts.)
• Uncredited Role: Produced on Irwin Allen's watch, which explains a lot about the movie (not the least the presence of his wife Sheila - she plays Sister Charity). What it doesn't explain is why he left his name off this movie but not later movies he did with Warner Bros..

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