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Ridiculous ending

posted 19 years ago by Dire_Straits
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Signe in drag? Come on!

Dire_Straits
Lover of all B&W; especially film-noir

What did you expect?? It's coming on AMC soon.

You peeps were/are so wrong. War historian and part time u-boat mechanic, Massimo Fortenbrass has stated that the ending of this film perfectly captured the ignominy of them guys what thought they was Nazi supermen. Using a woman as a standin was astounding yes, but truth wills out.

Nothing is more beautiful than nothing.

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[–] jmkeupp-1 14 years ago

What was ridiculous about the ending was that agent Briggs gave the Nazis two minutes to come out! While he is timing them they are busy burning the evidence. Even if the FBI did not need those papers why give them any time? Just go in and arrest them.

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[–] starry-messenger 13 years ago

It was professional courtesy. There was no need to be rude to them just because they were Nazis.

[–] on3gin 12 years ago

My mother and I watched the shoeshine scene being made in lower Manhattan. I don't remember how many times the actor had to toss a coin to the bootblack before the director was satisfied, nor do I remember if it was Hasso or a stand-in.

A little known fact: the house was actually on 91st street, but that wouldn't have been in iambic tetrameter. It later became a convent.

[–] nycmale99 11 years ago

According to Robert Osborne on TCM the house was on 93rd Street.

[–] on3gin 9 years ago

A puzzle. I might have misunderstood the man who was a member of the religious order that acquired the building in question. I'm sure he said 91st street, which is where his convent was, but wouldn't bet my next week's pay on it. Anyway, 92nd street scans better in the title than 91st or 93rd.

[–] viaggio1 12 years ago

Signe in drag?

Technically, that would be Signe in a "pants" role !

"J'ai l'oeil AMÉRICAIN !"

[–] steven_torrey 9 years ago

It worked for me. The viewer would automatically associate "Christopher" with a male--surprise, surprise... And surprise, of course, is the whole point of a spy thriller.