Review of Foreign Correspondent (1940) by Brett B — 06 Feb 2012
One of Hitchcock's more under-seen efforts (and, along with his own REBECCA, a 1940 Best Picture nominee), this is a solid piece of wartime intrigue, benefiting from a good cast (McCrea is fine in the "leading man" role, and the likes of Marshall, Sanders, and Basserman add a great deal of verisimilitude to the plot), and many moments of technical excellence (a sequence involving a plane crash is particularly impressive).
The film exists (rather successfully, I think) in a middle ground between Hitchcock's fairly subdued British thrillers and the larger-scale, more glamorous pictures that would come during his time in Hollywood.
This review of Foreign Correspondent (1940) was written by Brett B on 06 Feb 2012.
Foreign Correspondent has generally received very positive reviews.
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