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In an on-line documentary, Graver explained the difficulties in making the picture for less than $ 250,000 and how those difficulties were exacerbated by a two week filming schedule. Graver, who died in 2006, also explained how the executive producer, Moshe
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but set on a yacht. The result, according to Graver, was some of both, but mostly confusion. Worse, Graver explained, after he went on vacation following the conclusion of the editing, Diamant hired another editor to re-arrange the scenes, creating yet more confusion. Graver claimed that
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