As if the challenge of pulling a 320-ton boat wasn't enough to deal with, the production was plagued by heavy rains, casting problems -- lead actor Jason Robards had to be replaced by Klaus Kinski due to illness, while Mick Jagger dropped out due to a Rolling Stones concert -- and a border war that broke out between Peru and Ecuador.

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Riding the dark ocean in the pitch of night before all hell breaks loose, sending up a cloud of heavy black rain and fire, throwing heavy equipment into the icy water, casting men to their deaths at the bottom of the sea.

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MI5 officers that she had to work with were blimpish, monocled fools from central casting, snoozing through the afternoon after a heavy lunch at the club.

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