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Battleground Vienna: Austrian intelligence officer convicted of spying for Russia belongs to a long tradition

Egisto Ott is no James Bond. But the stories the 63-year-old Austrian told a Viennese jury recently would make good plotlines. Ott worked as an intelligence officer in Austria’s now-defunct Federal Office for the Protection of the Constitution and Counterterrorism. He was also moonlighting for the Russians.

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The Third Man at 75: how a bombed-out Vienna helped create a gripping post-war thriller

A narrow, dimly lit street, night time, post-war Vienna. American hack novelist Holly Martins (Joseph Cotton) is slightly inebriated. He hears someone shuffle in a dark doorway. The countenance of the concealed man is briefly illuminated by an apartment light. It is a man he had presumed dead: his old…

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The best film editing, as chosen by BAFTA winner Peter Honess

The editor of L.A. Confidential, The Fast and the Furious and Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets picks his inspirational scenes.

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TV tonight: Liz Carr’s unmissable documentary about assisted dying

The actor and disability rights activist makes a powerful case. Plus, seamy crime drama Tokyo Vice returns. Here’s what to watch today

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A Kid for Two Farthings review – Carol Reed’s East End market-street caper still charms

An array of stars portray warm-hearted Londoners in comedy pivoting around a young boy who is a sunny ancestor to Kes

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The 10 most baffling Oscar victories

Helen O’Hara unveils some of the greatest injustices at the Academy Awards

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The 10 most baffling Oscar wins

Helen O’Hara unveils some of the greatest injustices at the Academy Awards

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The top 100 films… and what they say about our changing society

Offbeat British directors defying realist expectations fare well in poll, but Hitchcock dominates

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Top 10 Northern Irish novels

Northern Ireland has always had a voice, and we’ve never been short of storytellers. The challenge has been finding someone to listen

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