If you enjoy this review, please check out my blog, Old Hat Cinema, at https://oldhatcinema.medium.com/ for more reviews and other cool content. Alfred Hitchcock’s second American picture, Foreign Correspondent (1940), has quite literally everything you could ask for in a great movie. To categorize it, one might say it’s an espionage thriller. But really, that covers merely the basics of what the film is all…
The thrill spectacle of the year!
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.
Top Cast
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
Reviews
Alfred Hitchcock presides over quite a fast paced jigsaw-puzzle of a film with this gripping WII espionage thriller. Joel McCrae is the American reporter "John Jones" who is despatched by his editor to get decent news coverage of what's going on in war-threatened Europe. No sooner has he landed than he becomes embroiled in the affairs of the mysterious "Peace Party" leader "Van Meer" (Albert Bassermann) who may (or…
FAQ about Foreign Correspondent
What is Foreign Correspondent about?
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…
When was Foreign Correspondent released?
Foreign Correspondent was released in 1940.
What genres does Foreign Correspondent belong to?
Foreign Correspondent is categorised as Thriller, Mystery, Action.
Who stars in Foreign Correspondent?
The cast of Foreign Correspondent includes Joel McCrea, Laraine Day, Herbert Marshall, George Sanders, Albert Bassermann.