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The Utah locations, Pollack’s financial commitment, severe cold, Del Gue’s self-protective behavior, Cannes premiere, and illnesses are reported.
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- The film reportedly used nearly one hundred Utah locations.
- Sydney Pollack reportedly mortgaged his home when the production was running out of money.
- The cold reportedly made second takes difficult and left the crew miserable.
- Del talking to himself is explained as a tactic to be regarded as touched and left alone.
- The film was the first Western accepted at Cannes.
- Redford listed cases of frostbite, strep throat, and pneumonia during production.
- The filmmakers accepted less money in order to shoot in Utah rather than relocate.