Foreign Correspondent Poster

Foreign Correspondent (1940)

NR 08/16/1940 Thriller, Mystery, Action 2h 0m
70%
User
Score
7.4/10
95%
89/100

The thrill spectacle of the year!

Overview

American crime reporter John Jones is reassigned to Europe as a foreign correspondent to cover the imminent war. When he walks into the middle of an assassination and stumbles on a spy ring, he seeks help from a beautiful politician’s daughter and an urbane English journalist to uncover the truth.

Charles Bennett

Screenplay

Alfred Hitchcock

Director

Joan Harrison

Screenplay

Richard Maibaum

Screenplay

Top Billed Cast

Joel McCrea

Joel McCrea

John Jones

Laraine Day

Laraine Day

Carol Fisher

Herbert Marshall

Herbert Marshall

Stephen Fisher

George Sanders

George Sanders

Scott ffolliott

Albert Bassermann

Albert Bassermann

Van Meer

Robert Benchley

Robert Benchley

Stebbins

Edmund Gwenn

Edmund Gwenn

Rowley

Eduardo Ciannelli

Eduardo Ciannelli

Mr. Krug

Harry Davenport

Harry Davenport

Mr. Powers

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Media

Foreign Correspondent 1940 | Alfred Hitchcock | ArtRust Play

Foreign Correspondent 1940 | Alfred Hitchcock | ArtRust Play

Foreign Correspondent (1940) ORIGINAL TRAILER [HD 1080p]

Foreign Correspondent (1940) ORIGINAL TRAILER [HD 1080p]

Three Reasons: Foreign Correspondent

Three Reasons: Foreign Correspondent

Hitchcock During Wartime - Mark Harris on Foreign Correspondent

Hitchcock During Wartime - Mark Harris on Foreign Correspondent

Larry Cohen on FOREIGN CORRESPONDENT

Larry Cohen on FOREIGN CORRESPONDENT

Critics' Picks - 'Foreign Correspondent'

Critics' Picks - 'Foreign Correspondent'

Alfred Hitchcock talks about FOREIGN CORRESPONDENT

Alfred Hitchcock talks about FOREIGN CORRESPONDENT

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Reviews

A review by barrymost

Written on February 20, 2021

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Alfred Hitchcock’s second American picture, Foreign Correspondent (1940), has quite literally everything you could ask for in a great movie. To categorize it, one might say it’s an espionage thriller. But really, that covers merely the basics of what the film is all about. It’s got suspense, adventure, romance, humor, heroics, and a cast that couldn’t be improved upon if you tried!

In contrast, Hitchcock’s first American picture was the well-done, if somewhat plodding, Gothic thriller Rebecca. While Rebecca is still an excellent film in its own right, boasting the talents of Laurence Olivier, Joan Fontaine, and others, it isn’t n...

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A review by CinemaSerf

Written on March 28, 2022

Alfred Hitchcock presides over quite a fast paced jigsaw-puzzle of a film with this gripping WII espionage thriller. Joel McCrae is the American reporter "John Jones" who is despatched by his editor to get decent news coverage of what's going on in war-threatened Europe. No sooner has he landed than he becomes embroiled in the affairs of the mysterious "Peace Party" leader "Van Meer" (Albert Bassermann) who may (or may not) have been gunned down and who may (or may not) have been party to a treaty that could change or even avert the course of war. Together with fellow journo George Sanders ("ffolliot") they become more deeply involved in this complex and intriguing mystery having to avoid just about everyone as they struggle to get to the truth. Herbert Marshall "Fisher" and his daughter "...

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