Thriller ·Mystery ·Action · United States of America · 1940 · 2h 0m

Foreign Correspondent

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Director
Alfred Hitchcock
Cast
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
Crew
Rudolph Maté — Director of Photography Dorothy Spencer — Editor Alfred Newman — Original Music Composer Charles Bennett — Screenplay Joan Harrison — Screenplay Richard Maibaum — Screenplay
Tagline

The thrill spectacle of the year!

Synopsis

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.

Trailer Foreign Correspondent — Official Trailer
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Mood & Themes
diplomatassassinationchaseparent child relationshipworld war iiwindmillconspiracyreporterblack and whitecrashcaptivebell tower
Key Collaborators
Alfred Hitchcock Director Rudolph Maté Director of Photography Dorothy Spencer Editor Alfred Newman Original Music Composer Charles Bennett Screenplay Joan Harrison Screenplay Richard Maibaum Screenplay Walter Wanger Producer
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