▁Production ▁Bo ett icher ▁said ▁the ▁only ▁actors ▁he ▁truly ▁h ated ▁in ▁his ▁life ▁were ▁Gilbert ▁Roland ▁and ▁Ray ▁D anton . ▁He ▁says ▁he ▁wanted ▁to ▁make ▁film ▁like ▁The ▁Tri umph ▁of ▁the ▁Will ▁(" the ▁greatest ▁picture ▁I ▁ever ▁saw ") ▁" about ▁one ▁of ▁the ▁most ▁desp ic able ▁men ▁of ▁all ▁time , ▁Adolf ▁Hitler . ▁So ▁I ▁want ▁to ▁make ▁a ▁picture ▁about ▁a ▁miser able , ▁no ▁good ▁son - of - a - b itch ▁that ▁when ▁you ▁walk ▁out ▁of ▁the ▁the ater , ▁you ▁say , ▁" G od , ▁wasn ' t ▁he ▁great l " ▁And ▁then ▁you ▁take ▁two ▁steps , ▁and ▁you ▁say , ▁" wait ▁a ▁minute , ▁he ▁was ▁a ▁miser able ▁son - of - a - b itch !" ▁ ▁He ▁research ed ▁the ▁film , ▁found ▁out ▁all ▁Diam ond ▁had ▁done ▁" and ▁when ▁I ▁went ▁back ▁to ▁Warner ' s ▁and ▁told ▁them ▁everything ▁I ' d ▁learned , ▁they ▁wouldn ' t ▁let ▁me ▁make ▁the ▁picture ! ▁So ▁we ▁had ▁to ▁clean ▁it ▁up ▁a ▁bit . ▁We ▁had ▁twenty - four ▁days ▁on ▁that ; ▁it ▁was ▁a ▁good ▁picture . ▁" ▁ ▁Re ception ▁From ▁Howard ▁Thompson ▁of ▁The ▁New ▁York ▁Times : ▁ ▁After ▁he ▁saw ▁the ▁film , ▁guitar ist ▁H ank ▁Mar vin ▁was ▁inspired ▁to ▁give ▁the ▁name ▁of ▁the ▁film ▁to ▁his ▁The ▁R ise ▁and ▁Fall ▁of ▁F ling el ▁B