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Best known for his role as Jedediah
Leland in Orson Welles' Citizen Kane and
Holly Martins in The Third Man, Joseph
Cotten was a leading actor in Hollywood in his
youth; however, due to age, Cotten quickly found
himself being given minor roles in US films starting
in the 1960's. As a result, Cotten went overseas
to star in several Italian and German pictures.
In 1969, Cotten, his wife Patricia Medina, and
actor Cesar Romero were all cast in the film Latitude
Zero, which was to be a Japanese American
co-production. Unfortunately, upon the actors'
arrival in Japan, American producer Don Sharp
pulled out of the project, and with him most of
the financing. Toho, stuck with three American
actors, had to drastically cut the film's budget,
and would have to pay the three after the film
was finished. After a week of negotiation, the
three actors agreed in placing their faith in
Toho, that payment would be given after the film
was completed, and work on the picture commenced.
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