 Elizabeth Taylor (I) (qv) was shooting  _Only Game in Town, The (1970)_ (qv) at the same time as this film  was in production. While that film is set in Las Vegas, Taylor  demanded that director George Stevens (I) (qv) shoot in France so  she could be close to her lover, Richard Burton (I) (qv), who was  filming _Staircase (1969)_ (qv) with director Stanley Donen (qv).  This caused the budget of _Only Game in Town, The (1970)_ (qv) to  grow higher than most large