Vidal claimed that Wyler had not read the script, and that when he did so (at Vidal's urging) on his flight from the U.S. to Italy, he was upset with the modernist dialogue.
Vidal mengklaim bahwa Wyler belum membaca naskah tersebut, dan saat ia melakukannya (atas dorongan Vidal) saat penerbangannya dari AS ke Itaia, ia menghimpunnya dengan dialog modernis.