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Venetian Bird (1952)

Venetian Bird poster
Directed by
Ralph Thomas
Genre
mystery film
Country
United Kingdom
Runtime
1h 35m
Rating
6.2 of 10 from 18 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb

How it feels

A man travels to Venice to investigate a mystery. He gets caught up in a web of danger and deceit.

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What happens

Venetian Bird (U.S. title The Assassin) is a 1952 British thriller film directed by Ralph Thomas and starring Richard Todd, Eva Bartok and John Gregson. The screenplay was adapted by Victor Canning from his 1950 novel of the same title. It was released in America by United Artists. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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