3 ▁the ▁lead ▁went ▁to ▁Richard ▁Chamber lain , ▁who ▁was ▁under ▁contract ▁to ▁M GM ▁and ▁had ▁become ▁intern ation ally ▁famous ▁playing ▁Dr ▁K ild are ▁on ▁television . ▁This ▁was ▁slightly ▁controvers ial ▁because ▁Chamber lain ▁had ▁a ▁clean ▁cut ▁image ▁and ▁the ▁novel ▁was ▁considered ▁very ▁adult . ▁Bor is ▁S ag al , ▁best ▁known ▁at ▁the ▁time ▁for ▁his ▁work ▁in ▁television , ▁signed ▁to ▁direct . ▁ ▁Jo ey ▁He ath erton ▁was ▁cast ▁off ▁the ▁back ▁of ▁her ▁success ▁in ▁The ▁N urs es . ▁The ▁cast ▁also ▁featured ▁L inda ▁Evans ▁who ▁was ▁under ▁contract ▁to ▁M GM ▁at ▁the ▁time . ▁ ▁Fil ming ▁took ▁place ▁in ▁May ▁ 1 9 6 3 , ▁during ▁a ▁break ▁from ▁film ing ▁Dr ▁K ild are . ▁It ▁was ▁part ▁of ▁a ▁sl ate ▁of ▁mov ies ▁that ▁were ▁among ▁the ▁first ▁made ▁by ▁new ▁M GM ▁president ▁Robert ▁O ' B rien . ▁ ▁Johnny ▁Green ▁returned ▁to ▁M GM ▁for ▁the ▁first ▁time ▁in ▁five ▁years ▁to ▁write ▁the ▁music . ▁ ▁Awards ▁The ▁film ▁was ▁nominated ▁for ▁two ▁Academy ▁Awards : ▁ ▁Best ▁Support ing ▁A ctor ▁– ▁Nick ▁Adams ▁ ▁Best ▁Art ▁D irection ▁( Ge orge ▁Davis , ▁Paul ▁Gro esse , ▁Henry ▁Grace , ▁Hugh ▁H unt ) ▁ ▁See ▁also ▁List ▁of ▁American ▁films ▁of ▁ 1 9 6 3 ▁ ▁References ▁ ▁External ▁links ▁ ▁Category : 1 9 6 3 ▁films ▁Category : American ▁films ▁Category