Jean Seberg regarded "Lilith" as her favorite film.
Jessica Walter's movie debut.
According to a recent biography Beatty also pursued 'Romy Schneider' and Samantha Eggar for the title role.
Diane Baker was briefly considered forerunner for title role.
Feature film debut of Rene Auberjonois.
Other actresses considered for the title character included Yvette Mimieux, Sarah Miles, and Diane Cilento (the first choice of J.R. Salamanca, who's novel was the basis for the movie). Natalie Wood was also approached for the role, but was not interested.
Robert Rossen was dying when he made this film and many regard it as an act of expiation for his behavior during the McCarthy witch hunts in the 50s when he was a leading friendly witness.
The film received such a hostile reaction from US critics that an aggrieved Robert Rossen pulled it out of contention at the Venice Film Festival and delayed its release in the UK by two years.