Foreign Correspondent (1940)

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Directed by

Alfred Hitchcock

Starring (View all)

Joel McCrea
John Jones

Laraine Day
Carol Fisher

Herbert Marshall
Stephen Fisher

George Sanders
Ffolliott

Albert Bassermann
Van Meer

Robert Benchley
Stebbins

Edmund Gwenn
Rowley

Eduardo Ciannelli
Mr. Krug

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Charles Bennett
(screenplay)

Joan Harrison
(screenplay)

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A good movie

6 years, 3 months ago at May 4 13:15

johanlefourbe

Since I have always been a huge fan of Alfred Hitchock’s work, of course, I was really eager to check this flick . Eventually, it wasn’t one of his most famous movies and it was definitely not one of my favorite but it was still a pretty good picture. In fact, even though the plot was taking place in Great Britain, it was Hitchock’s 2nd Hollywood feature after ‘Rebecca’ and it was in fac... read more

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Hitchcock's classic thriller stars Joel McCrea as Johnny Jones, a naïve New York reporter sent on assignment to Europe on the eve of World War II. Amidst the volatile atmosphere of the impending war, Jones stumbles on a deadly conspiracy devised by Stephen Fisher (Herbert Marshall), whose spy ring masquerades as a peace organization. Fisher's daughter Carol (Laraine Day) lends a hand as Jones races to expose the story -- and tries to stay alive.

Release date: 16 August 1940
UPC: 085393186227

Tags: 1940s (9), War (8), Thriller (7), Mystery (6), WWII (5), Romance (5), 1940 (4), Usa (4), Newspaper (4), Spy (3), Interrogation (3), Awkwardness (3), Kidnapping (3), World War II (3), Telegram (2), Love Note (2), Saving Someone's Life (2), Language Barrier (2), Bird (2), 40s (2)

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"FOREIGN CORRESPONDENTReleased: 16 August 1940 (120 minutes)Directed by: Alfred Hitchcock Written by: Charles Bennett, Joan Harrison, James Hilton, Robert Benchley, Ben Hecht, Richard Maibaum, Harold Clurman, John Howard Lawson, John Lee Mahin, Budd Schulberg Starring: Joel McCrea, Laraine DayHOLY GODIVA 3 - ONION JACK 3 TOTAL: 6 (+)"