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The House On Telegraph Hill 93 minutes, USA (1951), PG
(3.5)
Rating: 3.5 Stars
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Oscar-nominated thriller with noirish leanings directed by the legendary Robert Wise. In the wake of WWII, a Polish survivor of a concentration camp assumes the name of her dead friend and relocates to San Francisco, only to be embroiled in greed, deceit and murder

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The House On Telegraph Hill: Sandwiched between his Two Flags West and The Day The Earth Stood Still came this thriller from Robert Wise. As you might expect from the man who went on to direct West Side Story and The Sound Of Music it's a lavish affair but amid the melodrama are some subtle touches, the demands of an elaborate plot balanced by careful characterisation...
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