Albert Bassermann, Edmund Gwenn, Eduardo Ciannelli

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Unrated, 1 hr. 59 min.

Directed by: Alfred Hitchcock

Release Date: January 1, 1940

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DVD Release Date: September 7, 2004

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  • April 11, 2009
    it may be considered a minor hitchcock, overshadowed by the release of rebecca in the same year, but this spy thriller set on the brink of world war 2 is great fun. joel mcrea and laraine day are so damn likeable and george sanders and robert benchley are always a plus in my opi...( read more)nion. star spangled banner at the end is a bit much tho :p
  • October 8, 2007
    Quintessential Hitchcock. Who knew windmills could be so cool
  • October 30, 2009
    A letdown from the Master, especially considering this film was the highest-regarded Hitch I had not yet seen. Leonard Maltin plugs it with 4 out of 4 stars, but there is nowhere near the suspense of his other classics. Pretty simply, the problem is Joel McCrea, a mediocre acto...( read more)r whose flippant attitude and awkward line readings dissolve much of the tension. The excellent, droll work of supporting players like George Sanders and Robert Benchley make McCrea's shortcomings all the more glaring. If only Hitch could've convinced Gary Cooper, who turned down the lead saying the movie was "just a thriller" during an era of film before Hitch himself had elevated the genre.
  • September 7, 2009
    Not one of Hitch's best. His last British film has a great cast and looks wonderful. It's about a New York reporter (McCrea) who is sent to London to discover how the peace talks between England and Germany is going. He discovers a sinister plot to ruin the talks and speed up th...( read more)e war. It's a great plot that is ruined by a forced love story and is about 20 minutes too long. There are some inventive "Hitchcock" shots and great special effects that still look flawless. Good acting all around, but George Sanders steals every scene he is in. McCrea is good,but he falls in love too quick and his character changes from a hard nose investigator to a lost love puppy pretty quick. If you are a Hitchcock fan then is it worth a watch, but fails in comparison to 39 Steps and North By Northwest.
  • September 23, 2009
    good Hitchcock suspense...
  • September 15, 2009
    A gripping WWII tale! Suspenceful straight through to the end.
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  • August 21, 2009
    Hitchcock can make a better movie.
  • July 16, 2009
    Packed with memorable scenes like the umbrellas, the windmills and the water landing....Recommended.

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