July 29, 1976 –
The adventure film, Swashbuckler, directed by James Goldstone, and starring Robert Shaw, James Earl Jones, Peter Boyle, Geneviève Bujold, Beau Bridges and Geoffrey Holder, was released on this date.
In an interview, Geneviève Bujold talked about her nude swimming scene. “In Puerto Vallarta I had to dive naked from the pirate ship and swim to shore. They tried all sorts of camera angles – from above the surface, underwater and then with the camera shooting half above the surface and half beneath,” Bujold recalled. “It took them two days to shoot that scene. I never knew a director to make so many retakes. I think perhaps if Jim had wanted, he could have done the whole thing in less than half a day. But I didn’t mind. The nude scene was pleasant and the water was warm. The days were hot and I think the others envied me for being able to splash around. I wasn’t self-conscious. In fact, I enjoyed it. It felt just right. I saw the rushes and the nude shots are quite circumspect.“
The Haus of Dcaligari 