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Lisbon (1956)

Lisbon poster
Directed by
Ray Milland
Genre
drama film, crime film, spy film
Country
United States
Runtime
1h 30m
Rated
NR
Rating
6.4 of 10 from 12 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb

How it feels

An American smuggler operating in Lisbon takes a job to help a rich industrialist escape from a communist country. The job puts him in danger and tests his loyalties.

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What happens

Lisbon is a 1956 American film noir crime film produced and directed by Ray Milland and starring Milland, Maureen O'Hara, Claude Rains, Edward Chapman, and Jay Novello. An American smuggler based in Lisbon is hired to rescue a wealthy industrialist from behind the Iron Curtain. The film was shot on location in Lisbon, Portugal, in Trucolor and Naturama for Republic Pictures. Nelson Riddle's score included a version of "Lisbon Antigua" that had been a top charting song prior to the film's release. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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