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Foreign Correspondent (1940) Rank 5 Reviews

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Movie critics combined give Foreign Correspondent (1940) a score of 3.3344 out of 4

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Ted Prigge

"Foreign Correspondent" pulls an interesting albeit not very huge twist on one theme that's pertienent in almost all of his film: an innocent man wrongly accused. Our protagonist is an offthewall journalist for an American paper Johnny Jones (Joel ...read the complete Foreign Correspondent movie review at Ted Prigge

New York Times (Bosley Crowther)

Into it Director Alfred Hitchcock, whose unmistakable stamp the picture bears, has packed about as much romantic action, melodramatic hullabaloo, comical diversion and illusion of momentous consequence as the liveliest imagination could conceive. ...read the complete Foreign Correspondent movie review at New York Times (Bosley Crowther)

MovieFreak.com (Dylan Grant)

Alfred Hitchcock spent his early career in his native England, where he made roughly 30 films before coming to America in 1939, under contract to legendary producer David O. Selznick. His first film in the States was the gothic Rebecca, and Foreign ...read the complete Foreign Correspondent movie review at MovieFreak.com (Dylan Grant)

Movie Reviews UK

Unabashedly a propaganda film, Hitchcock doesn't let that prevent him turning out a fine wartime spy thriller with great set-pieces. In the historical moments leading up to World War II, Europe was balanced precariously on the brink while America was ...read the complete Foreign Correspondent movie review at Movie Reviews UK

Steve Rhodes

big hearted but vacuous talk in his place. As the innocent Carol, Laraine Day uses her pixyish and wideeyed good looks to charm the conference attendees, especially a newly arrived foreign correspondent named Johnny Jones. Johnny thinks she is just ...read the complete Foreign Correspondent movie review at Steve Rhodes

filmcritic.com (Christopher Null)

In its day, Foreign Correspondent was more than just a good movie (it earned six Oscar nominations), it was also the beginning of Hitchcock's propaganda films, as he (along with many European filmmakers) made movies to compel the U.S. to enter ...read the complete Foreign Correspondent movie review at filmcritic.com (Christopher Null)

Film Freak Central (Walter Chaw)

Funny on purpose and that, obviously, makes all the difference in the world. ...read the complete Foreign Correspondent movie review at Film Freak Central (Walter Chaw)

DVD Verdict (Maurice Cobbs)

The year is 1939. Despite the looming shadow of war that has spread over Europe, Americans remain, for the most part, blissfully unaware of the seriousness of the situation. This head-in-the-sand attitude doesn't sit well with Mr. Powers, the editor of ...read the complete Foreign Correspondent movie review at DVD Verdict (Maurice Cobbs)

Ozus' World Movie Reviews (Dennis Schwartz)

"highly entertaining with many great set pieces." ...read the complete Foreign Correspondent movie review at Ozus' World Movie Reviews (Dennis Schwartz)

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