It was he who would chance the perilous journey through blistering cold and scorching desert traveling for many days and nights, risking life and limb to reach the Dragon""s keep.When the man doesn""t snap out of his shell-shocked state and is reduced o tears instead, Mireau orders:Sergeant, I want you to arrange for the immediate ransfer of this baby out of my regiment.The visual scope of the film paralleled what was portrayed in other western epics of its era, such asDuel in the Sun (1946)andThe Big Country (1958).In a late-night meeting between Nicholson and his officers, attended also by Shears and Clipton, the men contemplate the odds of successful escape and survival.After a few moments, however, Max called her back to remind her about money: "Oh, Lucretia, you forgot he check.