Greaser’s Palace (Robert Downey Sr., 1972). Courtesy of Anthology Film Archives.

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There were two great features, both more than half a century old. Thanks to the reconstruction work of Enno Patalas of the Munich Municipal Museum, more of Fritz Lang’s Spies (★★★★) was to be seen ...