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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.
Foreign Correspondent (1940) is a thriller, mystery and action film directed by Alfred Hitchcock, released on August 16, 1940 with a runtime of 2h. It stars Joel McCrea, Laraine Day, Herbert Marshall and George Sanders. Viewers rate it 7.0 out of 10 across 462 ratings.
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Joel McCrea
as John Jones
Laraine Day
as Carol Fisher
Herbert Marshall
as Stephen Fisher
George Sanders
as Scott ffolliott
Albert Bassermann
as Van Meer
Robert Benchley
as Stebbins
Edmund Gwenn
as Rowley
Eduardo Ciannelli
as Mr. Krug
Harry Davenport
as Mr. Powers
Martin Kosleck
as Tramp
Frances Carson
as Mrs. Sprague
Ian Wolfe
as Stiles
Directed by Alfred Hitchcock, written by Charles Bennett, Joan Harrison and Richard Maibaum, produced by Walter Wanger.
Average viewer score of 7.0/10 from 462 ratings.
If you enjoy this review, please check out my blog, Old Hat Cinema, at https://oldhatcinema.medium.com/ for more reviews and other cool content. 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.…
Reviewed on February 20, 2021
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…
Reviewed on March 28, 2022
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Foreign Correspondent (1940) is available to stream on HBO Max Amazon Channel, Philo, YouTube TV, Criterion Channel, TCM and HBO Max, and to rent or buy from Amazon Video, Apple TV Store and Fandango At Home. Streaming availability is checked against JustWatch data and can change by region.
The main cast of Foreign Correspondent (1940) includes Joel McCrea, Laraine Day, Herbert Marshall, George Sanders and Albert Bassermann. The film was directed by Alfred Hitchcock. You can see the full cast and crew list, with character names, further up this page.
Foreign Correspondent was released on August 16, 1940 and runs for 2h.
Foreign Correspondent (1940) holds an average rating of 7.0 out of 10 from 462 viewer votes, and is a good pick if you enjoy thriller, mystery and action films. Read the viewer reviews on this page to decide for yourself.
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