Patton, Jr.(George C.Scott) was featured in the opening scene before the backdrop of a huge American flag.He was addressing Allied US troops of the Third Army (off-screen) in a memorable, brilliant pep-talk monologue to raise morale just before they were deployed overseas at the start of WWII." Judah repeats back the words he has heard so often: "We keep you alive to serve this ship.Row well and live." A Roman ship picks hem up, and they learn that the Roman fleet was victorious, although five ships were lost.The R-rated Paramount Pictures film followed the dual stories of an aging, small-time hood and a struggling oyster-bar waitress both living in the same, soon-to-be-torn-down apartment building just off the Boardwalk in the casino town of the film""s title.Think of the power to create a man - and I did it.I did it! I created a man, and who knows, in time, I could have trained him to do my will.I could have bred a race.I might even have found the secret of eternal life.Elizabeth: Henry, don""t say those things.Don""tthinkthem! It""s blasphemous and wicked.We are notmeantto know those hings.Henry: It may be that I""mintendedto know the secret of life.It may be part of the Divine Plan.Elizabeth: No, no! It""s theDevilthat prompts you.It""s death, not life, that is in it all and at the end of it all.During Elizabeth""s admonishments about meddling in God""s affairs, she experiences a bizarre fit (she imagines an apparition hat has come to claim Henry) that reduces her to hysterical tears:Elizabeth: Listen Henry, while you""ve been lying here, tossing in your delirium, I couldn""t sleep.Plot SynopsisThe theme and methodology of the film, consisting of a prologue, two acts and a short epilogue, is described by title cards:Our play is made up of four separate stories, laid in different periods of history, each with its own set of characters.