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In 1940, Alfred Hitchcock made his official transition from the British film industry to Hollywood. And it was quite a year: his first two American movies, Rebecca and Foreign Correspondent, were both nominated for the best picture Oscar. Though Rebecca prevailed, Foreign Correspondent is the more quintessential Hitch film. A full-throttle espionage thriller, starring Joel McCrea as a green Yank reporter sent to Europe to get the scoop on the imminent war, it’s wall-to-wall witty repartee, head-spinning plot twists, and brilliantly mounted suspense set pieces, including an ocean plane crash climax with astonishing special effects. Foreign Correspondent deserves to be mentioned alongside The 39 Steps and North by Northwest as one of the master’s greatest adventures.
Original Release
08/16/1940
US Release
08/16/1940
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Cast
Name | Character |
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Joel McCrea | John Jones |
Laraine Day | Carol Fisher |
Herbert Marshall | Stephen Fisher |
George Sanders | Scott ffolliott |
Albert Bassermann | Van Meer |
Robert Benchley | Stebbins |
Edmund Gwenn | Rowley |
Eduardo Ciannelli | Mr. Krug |
Harry Davenport | Mr. Powers |
Martin Kosleck | Tramp |
Directors
Writers
Robert Benchley, Charles Bennett, Joan Harrison, James Hilton, Ben Hecht, Richard Maibaum
Cast
Name | Character |
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Joel McCrea | John Jones |
Laraine Day | Carol Fisher |
Herbert Marshall | Stephen Fisher |
George Sanders | Scott ffolliott |
Albert Bassermann | Van Meer |
Robert Benchley | Stebbins |
Edmund Gwenn | Rowley |
Eduardo Ciannelli | Mr. Krug |
Harry Davenport | Mr. Powers |
Martin Kosleck | Tramp |
Frances Carson | Mrs. Sprague |
Ian Wolfe | Stiles |
Charles Wagenheim | Assassin |
Eddie Conrad | Latvian |
Charles Halton | Bradley |
Barbara Pepper | Dorine |
Emory Parnell | 'Mohican' Captain / Captain John Mark |
Roy Gordon | Mr. Brood |
Gertrude Hoffman | Mrs. Benson |
Marten Lamont | Captain |
Producers
Name | Role |
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Walter Wanger | Producer |
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Trailers
Year | Type | Category | Won |
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1941 | Oscar | Best Picture | Nominated |
1941 | Oscar | Best Actor in a Supporting Role | Nominated |
1941 | Oscar | Best Writing, Original Screenplay | Nominated |
1941 | Oscar | Best Cinematography, Black-and-White | Nominated |
1941 | Oscar | Best Art Direction, Black-and-White | Nominated |
1941 | Oscar | Best Effects, Special Effects | Nominated |