0 0 ▁of ▁the ▁budget . ▁ ▁C orm an ▁later ▁re called ▁My ▁brother ▁told ▁me ▁that ▁it ▁was ▁the ▁greatest ▁mistake ▁of ▁my ▁career ▁because ▁on ▁account ▁of ▁that ▁success ▁I ▁re inv ested ▁my ▁money ▁in ▁other ▁produ ctions ▁that ▁were ▁all ▁fail ures . ▁I ▁gave ▁great ▁freedom ▁to ▁the ▁writers , ▁since ▁I ▁myself ▁do ▁not ▁like ▁when ▁people ▁tell ▁me ▁what ▁to ▁do ▁when ▁I ’ m ▁film ing . ▁I ▁never ▁said ▁a ▁word ▁to ▁K ers hner . ▁We ▁would ▁meet ▁and ▁have ▁long ▁tal ks ▁in ▁which ▁everyone ▁offered ▁his ▁point ▁of ▁view , ▁and ▁I ▁would ▁appro ve ▁the ▁cast ▁and ▁the ▁distribution ▁( Jack ▁Hay es , ▁Abb y ▁Dal ton , ▁and ▁some ▁of ▁my ▁actors ▁would ▁be ▁there ), ▁but ▁once ▁the ▁decision ▁was ▁made , ▁I ▁would ▁say , ▁“ Go ▁for ▁it ,” ▁and ▁I ▁would ▁pull ▁back . ▁This ▁was ▁h ug ely ▁successful . ▁ ▁References ▁ ▁External ▁links ▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁ ▁Category : 1 9 5 8 ▁films ▁Category : 1 9 5 0 s ▁crime ▁films ▁Category : American ▁films ▁Category : American ▁black - and - white ▁films ▁Category : English - language ▁films ▁Category : Fil ms ▁directed ▁by ▁Ir vin ▁K ers hner ▁Category : Fil ms ▁scored ▁by ▁Richard ▁Mark ow itz ▁Category : W ar ner ▁B ros . ▁films ▁Category : 1 9 5 8 ▁director ial ▁debut ▁films <0x0A> </s> ▁The ▁ 2 0 0 6 ▁Neb el horn