It""s hard to describe his life - or death.It may well be an atmosphere of death.This place was built upon the ruins of the same Ft.Marmorus that our unfortunate friend, the driver, described so vividly.Herr Poelzig commanded Marmorus during the last years of the war.He is perhaps sentimental about this spot.Poelzig turns the dial on an art deco radio, from which Schubert""sUnfinished Symphonyemanates.During the small alk, background on the characters is revealed - Dr.Werdegast is "one of Hungary""s greatest psychiatrists." Peter characterizes himself as an author of mysteries and "one of America""s greatest writers of unimportant books.More importantly, the files contained Russian nuclear launch codes, desired by an "emerging extremist" - a person of interest code-named Cobalt, who was "determined o detonate a nuclear weapon however he can.In the Quenya language, he uttered incantations to remove and lift the illusionary spells surrounding the remote and ruined fortress: "The evil that is hidden here, I command it come forth! I command it reveal itself!" Inside, a worried Azog addressed his assembled band of followers: "The Wizard has come.Plot SynopsisThe film opens with the bemused Great Man (W.C.Fields playing himself), a film scriptwriter, walking on his way to Esoteric Studios on the West Coast for a story conference.