story pretty good . cinematographry amazing . if you want to enjoy the camera work and please see this on the criterion dvd . that not a plug for the company . it just that no one else have ever offer a clean version of this film . after suffer for year with lousy vhs transfer of this gem and it be nice to see it give justice . to me and the visuals here make this dvd worth owning because the story be okay and but nothing super . to an average first time viewer and the first hour of this film can drag . i find that to be the case on my first viewing and but the more i watch this and the good the story seem to have get for some reason . despite his billing and orson welles have a small role in here . he doesn not even appear until after 65 of the film 104 minute have elapse . meanwhile and joseph cotten dominate the story and along with alida valli and sort of a poor man ingrid bergman . those two be okay but the story pick up dramatically after well finally appear . in addition to the fabulous cinematography and an unique feature of this movie be the music and which be very strange for a film noir . it lighthearted music from a zither and almost circus like in it sound and melody . but i like it . it help make this movie different . the visuals involve a lot of nighttime photography and lot of shadow and cobblestone street . the tilted camera angle and the closeup all trait of well the director and be here to enjoy .