Sir Sean Connery once said of his role in This movie: "I took the part of Khalil in "The Next Man (1976)" based on reasoning that I always use. I thought him to be an interesting character. He is a contemporary man in every sense of the word: sportsman, diplomat, lover, intellectual, a complete man of our times."
This movie is known by three different titles in English-speaking territories. They are "The Arab Conspiracy", "Double Hit", and "The Next Man".
Producer Martin Bregman received a written protest from the Saudi Arabian government following this movie's release.
This movie includes scenes set at New York City's United Nations headquarters.