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MOVIE CLASSICS
The Informer
In which John Fords chiaroscuro camera work turns melodrama into tragedy
November
1
1981
EDWARD SOREL
The Informer
EDWARD SOREL
November
1
1981
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MOVIE CLASSICS
The Informer
In which John Fords chiaroscuro camera work turns melodrama into tragedy
November
1
1981
EDWARD SOREL
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