During filming on the U.S.S. Texas at the San Jacinto Battleground outside Houston, Texas, Steve McQueen sent waves of fear (and consternation) through producer and director Robert Wise when an old friend brought his Triumph motorcycle out to him. McQueen jumped on the motorcycle and roared off, not returning for almost an hour.
Jake Holman:
I was home. What happened? What the hell happened?
Upon seeing the boom in the river, the Captain (Richard Crenna) leans forward grabbing the forward handrail. In the next scene, he again leans forward grabbing the forward handrail.
Opening credits prologue: SHANGHAI
The original "roadshow" version ran 196 minutes; later cut to its present length (182 minutes) for its general release. The roadshow version was included in a 2007 special edition DVD release, which provided the first viewing of this version since the original 1966 release.
English, Mandarin
$12,000,000 (estimated)