writer Bernardo Bertolucci (qv) says on the films DVD that  when he first suggested to director Sergio Leone (I) (qv) that the  films central character be a woman, Leone was hesitant. Leone first  budged on this subject by suggesting the introductory shot of Jill  would be from below the train platform so the camera could see under  Jills dress and show she wasnt wearing any undergarments.  Claudia Cardinale (I) (qv) says she was never told this idea and  says she probably wouldnt have agreed to be in the movie if it  required this shot (suggesting that Leone, mercifully, gave up on  the idea in the writing process).