 During one take, when Condorman falls into the River Seine,  Michael Crawford  (qv)nearly drowned after the strength of the  current was miscalculated. He was dragged five to ten feet under the  water before two lifeguards pulled him out just in time. Crawford  was willing to do the stunt again but director  Charles Jarrott  (qv)refused to allow it, and put a trained  stuntman in his place.