Whether Fry worked on the script before Vidal or not, sources agree that Fry arrived in Rome in early May 1958 and spent six days a week on the set, writing and rewriting lines of dialogue as well as entire scenes, until the picture was finished.
Apakah Fry mengerjakan naskah tersebut sebelum Vidal atau tidak, suber-sumber sepakat bahwa Fry datang ke Roma pada awal Mei 1958 dan menjalani enam hari sepekan pada set, penulisan dan penulisan ulang dialog serta seluruh adegan, sampai film tersebut selesai.