Actors who were offered or considered for the role of the middle-aged, obsessed European intellectual included Kubrick""s first choice - Noel Coward, then Cary Grant, Laurence Olivier, Rex Harrison, and David Niven.In the vestibule, Sidney glares at Dallas with stark antagonism, since Steve is the object of Sidney""s failed favor for Hunsecker.It had little background or historical development of characters, a lack of typical heroes, uneven pacing, jump cuts and flash-forward transitions between scenes, an improvisational style and mood of acting and dialogue, background rock ""n"" roll music to complement the narrative, and the equation of motorbikes with freedom on the road rather than with delinquent behaviors.TheHeart of Fireis your work, isn""t it? You see, Mr.Craster, these things mostly happen unintentionally....That""s why it is worth remembering that it is much more disheartening to have to steal than to be stolen from, hmm?That same morning, both Julian and Vicky made their way to Covent Gardens to begin their new jobs with Lermontov""s ballet company.