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Foreign Correspondent

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The 1940 film follows an American reporter investigating a suspected conspiracy involving enemy spies across a European nation during the lead-up to World War II. Joel McCrea stars alongside Laraine Day and other actors in this Alfred Hitchcock-directed spy thriller. The narrative centers on exposing these individuals and their activities.

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Country	United States
Year	1940

help Foreign Correspondent FAQ

What is the spy plot in Alfred Hitchcock's Foreign Correspondent actually about?

Foreign Correspondent follows John Jones, an American reporter played by Joel McCrea, as he investigates a European conspiracy before World War II. The plot turns on a kidnapped Dutch diplomat, secret treaty information, and enemy agents operating under respectable public identities.

Where does Foreign Correspondent sit in Hitchcock's Hollywood period?

It came out in 1940, the same year as Hitchcock's Rebecca, after he moved from Britain to Hollywood. Foreign Correspondent was released by United Artists and is one of his wartime espionage thrillers before later films like Saboteur and Notorious.

Is George Sanders important in Foreign Correspondent or just a side character?

George Sanders plays Scott ffolliott, a British journalist who becomes one of John Jones's key allies. His dry, polished style gives the film a different rhythm from Joel McCrea's more blunt American reporter performance.

What Hitchcock set pieces do people remember from Foreign Correspondent?

The film is often remembered for the assassination in the rain, the windmill sequence, and the plane crash near the end. Those scenes show Hitchcock using suspense and large-scale spectacle years before North by Northwest in 1959.

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