Stewart plays the role of an atypical, pacifist, unarmed Western hero and the usually glamorous seductress Dietrich is a sultry saloon entertainer-trouper post-von Sternberg." He lost to Oscar-winning Anthony Quinn forLust for Life (1956).Other competitors for the award included Anthony Perkins inFriendly Persuasion (1956), Robert Stack inWritten on the Wind (1956)(the best of the choices), and Mickey Rooney inThe Bold and the Brave (1956).He sent the dead body sitting in a chair down to the 30th floor on the elevator (with "Now I Have a Machine Gun - Ho-Ho-Ho" spelled out on his sweatshirt) o alert the terrorists to his presence (and his ability to thwart heir efforts), as he stealthily entered the elevator shaft.Only a small group of survivors -- Rennie, Sean, McCulloch, Miss Van Deusen, and Rennie""s dog Toby were able to escape the ship in a lowered life-boat - also joined by Julius who climbed into the boat from the water.In the CIA cafeteria, Claire squirted a clear liquid into the coffee cup of the CIA analyst William Donloe (Rolf Saxon) to cause him to soon become nauseous - Donloe had top-security clearance into the vault and its computer terminal.