Foreign Correspondent
1940 · Movie · 2h 0m
ThrillerMysteryAction
"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.
Ratings
IMDb
7.4/10
Rotten Tomatoes
95%
Metacritic
89/100
Key crew
- Alfred NewmanOriginal Music Composer
- Charles BennettScreenplay
- Alfred HitchcockDirector
- Joan HarrisonScreenplay
- Richard MaibaumScreenplay
Cast
- Joel McCreaJohn Jones
- Laraine DayCarol Fisher
- Herbert MarshallStephen Fisher
- George SandersScott ffolliott
- Albert BassermannVan Meer
- Robert BenchleyStebbins
- Edmund GwennRowley
- Eduardo CiannelliMr. Krug
- Harry DavenportMr. Powers
- Martin KosleckTramp
- Frances CarsonMrs. Sprague
- Ian WolfeStiles
Stills
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Themes
diplomatassassinationchaseparent child relationshipworld war iiwindmillconspiracyreporterblack and whitecrashcaptivebell tower