Ruined by Hollywood?

I saw this film for the first time a couple of days ago. I was rather enjoying it until George Peppard suddenly appeared. He really seemed the fish out of water. Not only because all the other actors spoke British English, but because he presented himself not as an actor, but as a movie star. Sophia Loren also seemed out of place. Perhaps a bit less so than Peppard, but not by much.

It could have been a rather good film, perhaps not a blockbuster, but something enjoyable and believable.

It's too bad when something good gets ruined by stupid commercial decisions.