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Trivia

Dutch-Palestinian director Hany Abu-Assad was attached to direct the film. But the green-light committee thought he was too unknown to make such a big budgeted project.



Quotes

Evelyn Salt: Please let me go home. Please, I'm not who you think I am. I'm really not who you think I am. Please. Please, I'm not a spy.

North Korean Torturer: You are a spy!

Evelyn Salt: I'm not a spy. Please let me go home.

North Korean Torturer: Try again.

Evelyn Salt: I am not a spy! I am a business woman. I work for Rink Petroleum...



Goofs

During the torture scene in Korea, a wide transparent hosepipe is forced into Salt's throat to pour liquid down. In the shot where the guard looks like he is pushing the pipe into Salt's throat he is actually using a slightly wide grip so as to not move the pipe. You can see the dirt and scratches of the pipe, backlit by the window light, don't move at all.



Alternate Versions

UK theatrical version was cut for violence to achieve a '12A' rating with edits to the opening torture scene and some blows and chain throttling during fight scenes. These cuts persisted into the US theatrical version, although the UK DVD was raised to a 15 due to the inclusion of the extended and director's cut versions (which are unrated on the US DVD).



Soundtracks

Performed by The Schola Cantorum (as Oxford Schola Cantorum) and Oxford CamerataCourtesy of NaxosBy Arrangement with Source/Q