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The 1964 Peter Sellers movie The World of Henry Orient raised Hill's profile in Hollywood, but his 1966 blockbuster Hawaii was a setback.

Reportedly, when budget estimates reached $ 14 million, the producers attempted to replace Hill with Arthur Hiller ; but abandoned the idea after hundreds of native Polynesians in the cast went on strike, declaring: " We can and will perform only for our friend, Monsieur Hill.