After the rally in a steam-bath room, General Ursus and Dr.Zaius spoke further about the "strange manifestations in the Forbidden Zone," including the disappearance of eleven scouts - "the 12th returned with incredible stories of huge walls of fire, strange violent earthquakes" and a shattered mind.All three films portrayed maddening urban living in claustrophobic apartments in different cities.The film borrowed many elements from Alfred Hitchcock""sPsycho (1960), Michael Powell""sPeeping Tom (1960, UK), such as sexual voyeurism, and subtle auditory hints, and resembled David Lynch""s laterEraserhead (1977)and Abel Ferrara""s exploitation hrillerMs.He took his gloved hand, wiped off some spattered blood, and licked his finger.When Soviet police with dogs found Dortlich""s head on a tree stump, they saw carved-out cheeks that Lecter had cooked with wild mushrooms to make a brochette or shish-ka-bob: "Mushrooms and cheeks.For both its major stars, however, the film urned out to be advantageous - it was contract player Merle Oberon""s best work in her entire film career, and it established Laurence Olivier as a dashing, leading international film actor (he was nominated as Best Actor for his role).) (mockingly) You killed my husband, Sam.Be kind to me.He hurriedly comforts her and brushes her off - not wanting anything more to do with her.He dismisses her out the door and gives her a half-hearted promise to see her later.[Despite their obvious past, he is now sickened by the widowed woman (dressed to resemble the black, lead falcon revealed at the end).