Good point. I don't know about the others but that is definitely Mitchum in the wheelchair. I think Merlin is full of it and I have never seen corroborating evidence from others who worked on the film that Merlin did all these parts. I suspect that he merely worked as a standin/stuntman for some shots and he has inflated this for his book.
I guess we'll never know for sure but they most definitely weren't all played by Jan Merlin (and I agree that it is possible that he inflated the story for his book and mostly worked as a stand-in/double).
I think most of Douglas' scenes were actually Douglas, which was quite easy to spot when he wasn't wearing contact lenses, so he at least played the Reverend during at the Airport toilet, Mr. Pythian and the Man at the Hunt (not just in the final shot). And the man in the wheelchair was definitely Mitchum. Also his height and physique - especially when he is standing up - was nothing like the other characters, so it couldn't possibly be the same person who possibly was the man in the overcoat or the gypsy.
I don't know about Curtis, Sinatra and Lancaster, I didn't guess them but can't tell whether it because it wasn't actually them or because of the heavy make-up (especially if contact lenses, false teeth and prosthetics were used).
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