Donald Pleasence was originally offered the role of Baron Corofax. He only agreed to do the film if he could play Father Roche instead, because he was tired of playing villains.
Peter Cushing filmed his scenes in one week.
Meira, the actress playing the maid of the hotel, was Donald Pleasence's then wife, singer Meira Shore.
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