 Alfred Hitchcock (I) (qv) initially wanted Al Pacino (qv) for  the role of Lumley. According to an interview on the DVD with  Bruce Dern (qv), who ultimately got the part, Pacinos asking  price was too high because of the recent successes he had enjoyed  (_Serpico (1973)_ (qv), _Godfather, The (1972)_ (qv), etc.)