als amo ▁ ▁Tam ara ▁Sh ay ne ▁as ▁Maria ▁B als amo ▁ ▁Jo op ▁van ▁H ul zen ▁as ▁Minister ▁of ▁Justice ▁ ▁Peter ▁Tr ent ▁as ▁Dr . ▁Mes mer ' s ▁Friend ▁ ▁Giuseppe ▁Var ni ▁as ▁Bo eh mer ▁ ▁T aty ana ▁Pav lo va ▁as ▁The ▁mother ▁ ▁Production ▁The ▁movie ▁was ▁originally ▁known ▁as ▁C agli ost ro . ▁Produ cer ▁Edward ▁Small ▁went ▁through ▁a ▁number ▁of ▁direct ors ▁and ▁stars ▁in ▁trying ▁to ▁get ▁this ▁film ▁off ▁the ▁ground , ▁starting ▁in ▁ 1 9 4 3 . ▁Charles ▁Bo yer ▁was ▁to ▁star ▁with ▁Ak im ▁Tam iro ff , ▁and ▁Ir ving ▁P ich el ▁direct ing , ▁then ▁in ▁early ▁ 1 9 4 4 ▁J . ▁Car rol ▁Na ish ▁was ▁reported ▁to ▁play ▁Alexandre ▁Dum as , ▁Sr . ▁ ▁Later ▁that ▁year , ▁George ▁Sand ers ▁was ▁announced ▁as ▁the ▁star ▁with ▁Douglas ▁Sir k ▁direct ing . ▁Louis ▁Hay ward ▁was ▁also ▁at ▁one ▁stage ▁announced ▁to ▁star . ▁ ▁In ▁ 1 9 4 3 ▁Hed da ▁Ho pper ▁suggested ▁Or son ▁W elles ▁should ▁play ▁the ▁lead ▁role . ▁He ▁signed ▁in ▁September ▁ 1 9 4 7 . ▁ ▁In ▁ 1 9 4 7 , ▁Small ▁was ▁to ▁make ▁the ▁film ▁in ▁Mexico , ▁but ▁dropped ▁those ▁plans ▁when ▁it ▁turned ▁out ▁to ▁be ▁more ▁expensive ▁to ▁shoot ▁there ▁than ▁he ▁expected ▁– ▁so ▁the ▁location ▁of ▁shooting ▁was ▁changed ▁to ▁Italy