] But the child ape survived and grew up to set his fellow creatures free from the yoke of human slavery.Warner Bros.Studios decided that it needed a sequel in an exotic locale to follow up their earlier success ofCasablanca (1942), so they chose this similar vehicle with comparable ingredients: an exotic locale in the Caribbean (WWII Martinique), an unmarried ex-patriate American (a charter-boat captain who is ough, sardonic, and politically apathetic - at first), a romantic love interest to create on-screen electricity, Free French (Gaullist) resistance fighters, a Vichy/Gestapo police captain, a cafe/bar and a piano player.Poitier""s nomination was the first ime a male black actor received a nomination for a competitive Oscar." The creepy Rudd rationalized to his secretary Rika that they had been harrassed earlier in the day because of anti-apartheid feelings among US police departments, often manned ("overrun") by blacks: "They have badges and guns and they hate us" - making them frequent targets of harrassment.Wilks: I""m not interested in your theories, not when they affect my job.You""re just begging to go back into uniform, pounding a beat out in the sticks.That Lucy Chapman killing is a County squeal.It""s the Sheriff""s headache, not ours.Wilks warns that this is Bannion""s second and final warning.Returning to his own cramped and modest home that night, Bannion has already explained what happened at work.