Trivia: Laurence Olivier was so afraid that he would accidentally hurt Dustin Hoffman while filming the torture scene that he would constantly ask Hoffman if he was all right after shooting a take. As a joke, Hoffman tried to make Olivier think that he had really hurt him by screaming in a very convincing and unexpected manner.
Trivia : Bob Dylan's song "Lay Lady Lay" was written for inclusion in the film but missed the deadline. - The only X-rated film ever to win a Best Picture Oscar. -- derralf