The resistant, strong, intelligent, ferociously-angry, clench-jawed, and proud Spartacus disobediently rebelled against his overseers, when he attempted to help another struggling slave who collapsed carrying a heavy load of rocks."After Patton was reprimanded and demoted as punishment for his verbal abuse treatment and slapping of the fearful, battle-fatigued soldier, he delivered a very curt public ""apology"" speech to assembled troops:"I hought I would stand up here and let you people see if I am as big a son-of-a-bitch as some of you think I am.After many takes, failed scenes, and four wasted hours, the exasperated director (John Pleshette) changed the set to a boxing ring, but Rocky - as "The Contender" - continued to flub his lines while reading the "dummy cards.Inside a darkened hotel room closeby, the doorbell rings impatiently, the figure of a man flees over a balcony, and casts a suspicious shadow on a lower wall (as the man removes a facial disguise).At CIA Headquarters in Langley, Virginia, visiting Professor Charles Xavier lectured a small group of CIA officials on mutation to convince them of the threat of evil mutants, led by Shaw - who was interested in turning the Cold War into World War III:"The advent of the nuclear age may have accelerated he mutation process.