Foreign Correspondent (1940)
Directed by Alfred Hitchcock · 120 min · Thriller, Mystery, Action
52.5 TOPICAL score · #1,754 of 6,776 films
Vote for it on the board →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, directed by Alfred Hitchcock) has a TOPICAL score of 52.5 - ranked 1,754 of the 6,776 films TOPICAL scores. It scores highest on awards and critics, and lowest on legacy & cult status. It won 1 award from 7 nominations, including the National Board of Review: Top Ten Films. Critics: 96% on Rotten Tomatoes · 8/10 critics' average · Metacritic 89. Audiences: TMDB 7/10 (468 ratings) · IMDb 7.4/10. Wikipedia covers it in 40 languages.
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- Critics96% on Rotten Tomatoes · 8/10 critics' average · Metacritic 89
- AudienceTMDB 7/10 (468 ratings) · IMDb 7.4/10
- Awards1 win, 7 nominations - incl. National Board of Review: Top Ten Films
- ImpactWikipedia articles in 40 languages
- Still read19,028 Wikipedia readers in the last 60 days
Starring: Joel McCrea (actor #1,165), Laraine Day (actor #1,634), Herbert Marshall (actor #1,240), George Sanders (actor #504)
“Foreign Correspondent was nominated for six Academy Awards, including one for Albert Bassermann for Best Supporting Actor, but did not win any.”
Wikipedia · read the article - AI legacy read: 6/10