Nicholas Galitzinehad a tough time filmingMary & George.
Galitzine ended up breaking his ankle in the dance and fighting scenes on the first day of the shoot.
There were these heeled shoes that you see characters wearing a lot, he explained.
Nicholas GalitzineCourtesy of Bartek Szmigulski
These stately homes have very slippery floors.
He wore riding boots so the splint on his ankle was covered.
The same day he broke his ankle, another injury occurred.
One of my costars, in trying to hold me down, slammed my head into a table.
So, I had a black eye and a broken ankle, he said.
Tony [Curran] head-butted me at one point.
He also cut my chin open with one of his rings.
I really went through the wars on this production.
The young star isnt bitter about it all.
Im so pleased with the final result, he said.
