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Acting
Rex Harrison at peak smug; Maggie Smith already stealing scenes pre-Downton.
Writing
Mankiewicz's dialogue cuts like Venetian glass—elegant and deadly.
Production
Palazzo settings so lush you'll smell the canal rot through the glamour.

Director
Joseph L. Mankiewicz
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