The film's publicity posters asked the taglines:"How did they ever make a movie of LOLITA?""No longer a child."Major star Kirk Douglas [Note: Richard Burton and James Mason were also considered for the role], with his own production company (Bryna), insisted on pushing ahead with financing for the unpopular film project (this was Bryna's second film following afterThe Indian Fighter (1955)) and played the lead role as lawyer-trained Colonel Dax compelled to defend hree of his court-martialed men against hopeless odds.She objected to being kidnapped: "I'd like to get off the merry-go-round." The very pushy Kyle promised her that he was really a different person than his first impression: "Once we get up in the blue, I'm a different fella, a lot different from this character.The killers then emerged on the bridge and extracted prisoner Davian from an armored van by melting its side.Scientists discovered that toxin-making algae was present in 79% of the plankton hat the creatures ate.