water. The contents of Container Q – presumably highly toxic – thus begins to contaminate all the water being consumed on the island. By nightfall, as tourists revel, the waters surrounding Karos become dotted with the bodies of dead and dying fish. The Americans sent to recover the lost payload of the stricken jet realize that they are too late. The pilot and the navigator, having begged enough small change from the tourists to call home, are shocked to be booted from the long-distance phone in the post office by the American developers. Too late, the pilots realize that the developers are American operatives. The revelers continue dancing wildly as a voice from a PA system pleads in vain for their attention, presumably to warn them of their imminent demise. Cast Tom Courtenay as The Navigator Colin Blakely as The Pilot Sam Wanamaker as Mr. James Elias Candice Bergen as Electra Brown Ian Ogilvy as Peter Dimitris Nikolaidis as The Dentist Nicolas Alexios as Goatherd Patricia Burke as Mrs. Mavroyannis Paris Alexander as Fred Arthur Mitchell as Frank Marlena Carrer as Goatherd's Wife Tom Klunis as Mr. French William Berger as Man in Bed Kostas Papakonstantinou as Manolios Dora Stratou as Travel Agent Alexander Lykourezos as Director of Tourism Tom Whitehead as Mike Walter Granecki as Base Commander Dimitris Ioakeimidis as Policeman James Connolly as Tourist Assi Dayan as Tourist Robert Killian as Tourist Derek Kulai as Tourist Keith Lancaster as Tourist Alexis Mann as Tourist Raymond McWilliams as Tourist Michael Radford as Tourist Peter Robinson as Tourist Grigoris Stefanides as Tourist Peter Stratful as Tourist Kosta Timvios as Tourist Herbert Zeichner as Tourist Production The film was written and directed by Michael Cacoyannis, who had enjoyed a big success with Zorba the Greek. Finance was provided by 20th Century Fox who described it as "a satirical contemporary comedy with serious overtones". The original cast announced in June 1966 was Tom Courtney, James Fox, Colin Blakely and Elena Nathaniel. (Fox would ultimately drop out.) Cacoyannis was reportedly keeping the script secret and only showing the actors their parts. In July Candice Bergen joined the cast, in her third film. Bergen said the director cast her because he wanted an "arrogant type". Filming started 6 August 1966 in Greece. Bergen said filming was "heaven – the most fun I've had in ages." Franc Roddam was an extra in the film. Reception