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Foreign Correspondent

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Original title

Foreign Correspondent

Year

1940

Running time

115 min.

Country

United States

Director

Alfred Hitchcock

Screenwriter

Robert Benchley, Charles Bennett, Joan Harrison, James Hilton

Cast

Music

Alfred Newman

Cinematography

Rudolph Maté (B&W)

Producer

United Artists

Genre

Mystery | Spy Film. Journalism

Synopsis

Johnny Jones, an insubordinate city desk reporter, is sent to London as a foreign correspondent. There he interviews Van Meer, leader of a peace movement endorsed by Universal Peace Party head Stephen Fisher. Johnny finds fisher's pretty young daughter, Carol, more interesting than the movement. In Amsterdam, Van Meer apparently is assassinated. Johnny and journalist Scott ffolliett follow the assassin into the countryside. Johnny investigates a windmill and find the real Van Meer, a drugged prisoner. His captors escape with their prisoner, and Johnny's story is not believed. After attempts on Johnny's life, Carol believes him. Now in love, they return to London, where Johnny realizes that her father is actually the leader of the conspirators. Johnny tries to protect Carol, who is totally innocent, but she misinterprets his motives, and they quarrel. He and Scott try without success to convince Scotland Yard of Fisher's conspiracy to stall peace efforts. Then war is declared. On board a clipper plane, Fisher explains to his daughter that he was only being loyal to his native country. Johnny, also on the plane, tries to make up with Carol.

Awards: 1940: 6 Nominations for Oscar, including Movie, Screenplay, Supporting Actor (Bassermann)

1940: National Board of Review (NBR): nominated to Top Films (In alphabetical order).

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Foreign Correspondent

1940

Alfred Hitchcock

6.8

(2,978)