53 B.C.), a Roman general and politician who after Spartacus"" death, ruled Rome in the First Triumvirate with his rival Pompey the Great and Julius Caesar; he died during the Battle of CarrhaeMuch of the film was shot in the Los Angeles area in mid-1959, although the massive battle sequence (with 8,000 soldiers from the Spanish infantry standing in for the Roman army) was filmed outside of Madrid, Spain.J.Gittes Hired by Suspicious Spouse," and "Chief""s Use of Funds for El Macondo Love Nest Being Investigated."George Cukor, a veteran ""women""s director,"" made a sumptuous, glamorous, brilliant Technicolor film with well-loved unes - it was honored with twelve Academy Award nominations and eight wins, including Best Picture, Best Actor (Rex Harrison), Best Director (Cukor""sonlyBest Director award in his career), Best Color Cinematography (in widescreen 70 mm), Best Color Art Direction/Set Decoration, Best Sound, Best Score (Andre Previn), and Best Color Costume Design (Cecil Beaton).Kubrick deliberately reduced the pace of the narrative and expanded the rather simple plot of a domestic tragedy to over wo hours in length, created lush images within the ornate interior of the main set, added a disturbing synthesized soundtrack (selecting musical works from Bela Bartok, Gyorgy Ligeti, and Polish composer Krzysztof Penderecki), used a Steadicam in groundbreaking fashion, filmed most of the gothic horror in broad daylight or brightly-lit scenes, and built an unforgettable, mounting sensation of terror, ghosts, and the paranormal.A troubling series of events occurred after Alice walked across the park on her way to work:She heard the familiar sing-songish "Elm Street - Freddy""s Theme" being sung by young girls who were skipping rope in white church dresses.