This film contains one of Hitchcock's most famous set pieces -- an assassination in the rain -- but otherwise remains a second-rate effort, as immensely enjoyable as it is.
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03/27/09
Foreign Correspondent (1940)
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Reviews Counted:28
Fresh:26
Rotten:2
Average Rating:7.9/10
Consensus: Alfred Hitchcock's Foreign Correspondent features a winning combination of international intrigue, comic relief, and some of the legendary director's most memorable set pieces.
Runtime: 2 hrs
Genre: Action/Adventure
US Box Office: $0
Synopsis: Set after the start of World War II, FOREIGN CORRESPONDENT avoids almost all the trappings of a war movie and focuses on the type of murky intrigue that is Hitchcock's signature. Joel McCrea plays... [More]
Starring: Joel McCrea, Laraine Day, Herbert Marshall, George Sanders
Director: Alfred Hitchcock
Reviews for Foreign Correspondent
Story is essentially the old cops-and-robbers. But it has been set in a background of international political intrigue of the largest order.
03/26/09
Top CriticDue to the rapidly changing political context, more writers worked on the script than on any Hitchcock thriller, but end result is satisfying (if not credible), and even Nazi Propaganda Minister Goebbels acknowledged the movie was a masterpiece.
03/20/08
No review available.
02/29/08
...a strangely uninvolving thriller...
02/02/07
highly entertaining with many great set pieces.
02/19/06
Into it Director Alfred Hitchcock, whose unmistakable stamp the picture bears, has packed about as much romantic action, melodramatic hullabaloo, comical diversion and illusion of momentous consequence as the liveliest imagination could conceive.
01/28/06
Top CriticHitchcock's espionage thriller is a thoroughly enjoyable affair, complete with some of his most memorable set pieces.
01/26/06
Hitchcok gem
08/13/05
Funny on purpose and that, obviously, makes all the difference in the world.
03/21/05
The film includes some of Hitchcock's finest set-pieces, including a secret hideout inside a windmill, a murder in broad daylight and a plane crash, even if the romantic subplot tends to slow things down a bit.
09/20/04
strength of this film lies with Hitchcock's incredible narrative ability and cinematic vision
09/19/04
Foreign Correspondent works best for what it was designed for: Propaganda.
09/10/04
A run-of-the-mill Hitchcock thriller that has some bright spots, but it's not one of his best.
08/03/04
No review available.
03/10/04
No review available.
02/22/04
No review available.
02/20/04
[A] dandy wartime Hitchcock thriller
10/01/03
No review available.
08/20/03
Apesar de politicamente relevante para sua época (mérito de Hitchcock), a urgência da trama se perdeu com o passar das décadas, e seus erros tornaram-se mais óbvios, como o forçado romance entre o par principal.
08/13/03
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