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319:Office of Strategic Services
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1178:World War II spy films
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773:Dr. Mabuse the Gambler
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430:Charles Marsh as Erich
323:German-occupied Europe
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252:$ 2,070,000
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1138:1946 films
1132:Categories
894:You and Me
803:Metropolis
655:Fritz Lang
478:Box-office
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277:Fritz Lang
257:Box office
207:1946-09-28
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379:as Polda
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