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Foreign Correspondent

Foreign Correspondent

Thriller · Mystery · Action · 1940

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.

Movie details

Foreign Correspondent

“The thrill spectacle of the year!”

1940 Thriller · Mystery · Action 2h 0m

Critical arithmetic

The consensus, allegedly.

IMDb

7.4 / 10

25.4K votes

Rotten Tomatoes

95 %

Tomatometer

Metacritic

89 / 100

Metascore

TMDB

7.0 / 10

Community rating

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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.

CriticWise case file

What this film says about your taste.

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The archetype split

Who fights over Foreign Correspondent?

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Names above the title

The people responsible.

Directed by

Alfred Hitchcock

Written by

Joan Harrison · Charles Bennett · Richard Maibaum

Joel McCrea

Joel McCrea

John Jones

Laraine Day

Laraine Day

Carol Fisher

Herbert Marshall

Herbert Marshall

Stephen Fisher

George Sanders

George Sanders

Scott ffolliott

Albert Bassermann

Albert Bassermann

Van Meer

Robert Benchley

Robert Benchley

Stebbins

Edmund Gwenn

Edmund Gwenn

Rowley

Court is in session

Put Foreign Correspondent on trial.

Two incompatible taste archetypes. One film. Read the arguments, then issue a completely binding cultural ruling.

The defence The Adrenaline Seeker

“Momentum is a formal choice.”

The velocity sharpens instinct and tension, making every beat land before self-importance can settle in.

The prosecution The Auteur Devotee

“Speed as an alibi.”

The film races past its weak spots and hopes acceleration will keep the audience from inspecting the evidence.