"This is Welles and Cotton at their best. The scene on the Riesenrad Ferris wheel is menacing and genius. Carol Reed’s vision for the darkness of this film that illuminates the thinly veiled chaos of postwar Europe is beautiful. I can watch this film over and over."

"I’m fascinated by this film. I don’t know why but it’s the only film that relaxes me at any time. I watch it and feel at peace. It might be thanks to the actress Linda Manz's voice over. Maybe one of the most interesting voices of cinema!"

"The first time I watched this movie was with a group of friends who are obsessed with it. I asked to watch it again the following three nights. It’s absurd, it has the most amazing cast, and it’s infinitely quotable. It’s a perfect desert island movie."

"I could watch and rewatch it. To me, it’s the most perfect of the Coens' movies. As a filmmaker, you’re trying to figure out how they pulled it off – it’s such a simple story. Every moment in that film is perfect, there’s not one bad one."