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- ↑ IMDB entry
- ↑ Evans, Peter William (4 January 2019). Carol Reed. Manchester University Press. ISBN 978-1-5261-4120-0.
- ↑ Moss, R. (6 January 2016). Films of Carol Reed. Springer. ISBN 978-1-349-07501-0.
- ↑ "BFI Database entry". Archived from the original on 11 October 2012. Retrieved 19 February 2009.
