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This was originally intended as a project for Peter Sellers before his death in 1980.
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Dudley Moore, who plays an orchestra conductor, shadowed Bill Conti, who wrote the film's score, to actually learn the techniques used to conduct a symphony orchestra.
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In the film, it is mentioned that Dudley Moore was scoring a film starring his wife played by Nastassja Kinski. In fact, Moore did compose the score the film Six Weeks co-starring Mary Tyler Moore, which came was filmed a year prior to this one.
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This is the second film in a row scored by Bill Conti that stars Armand Assante and is set in New York. The first was I, the Jury.
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Reportedly in early 1981, it was mentioned in the media that Dudley Moore had conceded his role as a symphony conductor in this movie to either Giancarlo Giannini or Marcello Mastroianni.
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The original version was released in 1948, the remake was released in this years digit reverse, 1984.
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One of three 1984 movies that Dudley Moore starred in that were released in the year of 1984. The films include Best Defense, Micki + Maude and Unfaithfully Yours.
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