Blooper

Sophia Loren's dress appears to variously rip, repair and re-rip itself in various scenes.

It had some help. Gaia Romanini (1923-1990) Costume Designer, Costume Department, Production Designer.

Just before Sophia Loren and John Wayne discover the first spot of supplies Bonnard dumped, she unbuttons her embroidered outer blouse. When they start to run towards the supplies, the camera angle shifts to her running towards the camera and the blouse is re-buttoned.

The colony of bats that surprise them at the ruins seem to fly through stone columns and walls or just disappear in mid-air.

Those bats that fly up out of the ground are obviously animated.

Just before Dita dumps out the canteens of remaining water, Joe January says they only have about a pint of water left which is just enough to get back to where they can get more water. Yet once in the ruins, Joe walks up with a bottle of wine or something. Paul Bonnard subsequently breaks it. A little later, Paul is seen with another bottle of wine. So much for not having very much to drink.

Twice Joe January refers to Solomon and Bathsheba. It should have been Solomon and Sheba. Bathsheba was David's interest.

Obvious failure to pay attention in Sunday School.

They refer throughout the movie to the animals they are riding as donkeys, but they are clearly mules.

The movie is not explaining the Equine Genome, they're using the word as a generic term. As in: If not horses or camels, they must be donkeys.

Dita wears no hat or arm covering during their trek in the Sahara. This would have been fatal.