Crassus inquired of Varinia""s background, and learned she was from Britannia, had been a slave since the age of 13, and her first master had her tutored before instructing his children.The film was originally to be directed by Henry Hathaway, and touted as Paramount""s first Technicolor feature, but neither came to pass.A few of them that "don""t show promise," including Pitchfork (Zeljko Kecojevic) and Hat Zombie (Kevin Rushton), were shot in the head.Enraged, he vengefully and brutally killed the two South Africans left on the dock (Vorstedt had driven off) - he twisted and broke one man""s neck, and repeatedly slammed a car door into the second man""s head.Maybe I made a mistake." He quickly convinces he truck driver to sign a waiver on his claim to forgo his claim and make him "an honest man again.