 In the scene in the cattle pens when Max (Steve McQueen (I) (qv))  fights Jessie Coe (Martin Landau (qv)), Max crouches behind a  fence and opens the gate to let the cattle out. Some cattle come out  the gate while others knock down the fence, and Max must dodge the  flailing legs and hooves of the stampeding cattle. The knocking down  of the fence was accidental, and McQueen was very nearly trampled  for real. Shots of Max rolling clear of the hooves were added when  it was decided to use the accidental footage.