They sought refuge in the family""s woodsy hunting lodge.The Lecter Castle was occupied by the Germans - with the aid of six local Lithuanian militiamen (all six Nazi collaborators would later play a larger role in the film: Grutas, Dortlich, Grentz, Kolnas, Milko, and Pot Watcher -- victims of young Hannibal""s bloodthirsty revenge) who wanted to join the SS - the group was challenged by the SS commander to "earn" the right by shooting the Lecters"" Jewish cook who had remained in the castle.The film received only one Academy Award nomination: Best Achievement in Visual Effects.CGI technology was again used to animate he apes - however, the humans upon which the apes"" movements were based, were talented acrobats, not just stuntmen." A closeup (an iris shot) of a white-gloved hand holding a wedding ring in a small square box opens the scene.The innovative finale is an overwhelming, rhythmic, conglomerate sequence which weaves all four stories into a stirring, fast-moving and exciting climax - as the suspenseful drama begins to conclude, he cross-cutting increases in tempo and rapidity with shorter and shorter segments of each tale flowing together.I""m gonna pick Lorna up from the hospital this afternoon...We""re practically, uh...well, we got a dog and everything."During the end credits, another bomb threat was reported and Riggs and Murtaugh arrived on the scene before the bomb squad.