The perfect ending, the great theme that will play in your head for days afterwards, love, post war Vienna, black market scams, a faked death, a friends betrayal for what is right and Welles. If you have any doubt about how good this genius was, check this movie out. He's on the screen for about 10 minutes, yet steals the film from the brilliant performances of Joseph Cotton, Trevor Howard etc. The classic bad guy that somehow you can't bring yourself to hate.<br /><br /> Check it out and see if you can hate Orson when he flashes you that smile.