Well, I put on my spectacles again and went on with my work.Well, we went on chatting and (pause) then real suddenly, he said something rather silly...It""s hardly worth repeating.He paid me a little compliment.Howard: I think perhaps you""d better tell us exactly what he said.Leslie: He said, ""You have very pretty eyes.It""s a shame to hide hem under those ugly spectacles.""Howard: Has he ever said anything of the sort to you before?Leslie: Oh no, never, and I thought it impertinent.] It took six years to prepare for the film shoot, and over a half year of on-location work in Italy, with thousands of extras.In the next brightly-lit scene, transitioned by Bannion reading theKenport Newsnewspaper, he is seen enjoying a peaceful home life - in a scene of domestic tranquility.They trained him to kill for their pleasure...but they trained him a little too well...Human desires so strong they changed the course of History...of a Rebellion that shook a Civilization in a Pagan era, 71 B.C....the grandeur and might of Rome and the challenge of an immortal gladiator...of a love that changed the world.[Note: During production, due to the National Catholic Legion of Decency and the restrictive Hays Code, various segments were removed, including homosexual innuendo in the bathhouse scene and various depictions of gore during battle scenes (such as a severed limb).Chips: So, you""re a stinker, eh?Student Dorset: A stinker, sir?Mr.Chips: A new boy.That""s what we call them here.Stinkers...(he points to a tablet which reads: "Sir Francis Drake 1552")Student Dorset: Drake! Was he here, sir?Mr.