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Alfred Hitchcock hadn't made a spy thriller since the 1930s, so his 1969 adaptation of Leon Uris's bestseller seemed like a curious choice for the director. But Hitchcock makes Uris's story of the West's investigation into the Soviet Union's dealings with Cuba his own. Frederick Stafford plays a French intelligence agent who works with his American counterpart (John Forsythe) to break up a Soviet spy ring. The film is a bit flat dramatically and visually, and there are sequences that seem to occupy Hitchcock's attention more than others. A minor work all around, with at least two alternative endings shot by Hitchcock. --Tom Keog
Alfred Hitchcock hadn't made a spy thriller since the 1930s, so his 1969 adaptation of Leon Uris's bestseller seemed like a curious choice for the director. But Hitchcock makes Uris's story of the West's investigation into the Soviet Union's dealings with Cuba his own. Frederick Stafford plays a French intelligence agent who works with his American counterpart (John Forsythe) to break up a Soviet spy ring. The film is a bit flat dramatically and visually, and there are sequences that seem to occupy Hitchcock's attention more than others. A minor work all around, with at least two alternative endings shot by Hitchcock. --Tom Keogh
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Manufacturer: Universal
EAN: 0044007847824 UPC: 044007847824
Tags: Karin Dor (1), Anna Navarro (1), Lewis Charles (1), Carlos Rivas (1), Roberto Contreras (1), Don Randolph (1), John Van Dreelan (1), Tina Hedstrom (1), Sonja Kolthoff (1), Per-Axel Arosenius (1), Michel Subor (1), Michel Piccoli (1), Alfred Hitchcock (1), John Vernon (1), Dany Robin (1), Frederick Stafford (1), Roscoe Lee Browne (1), Edmon Ryan (1), Claude Jade (1), John Forsythe (1)
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