Il prigioniero di Amsterdam

Titolo originale: Foreign Correspondent

1940
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2h

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Laraine Day and Joel McCrea in Il prigioniero di Amsterdam (1940)

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Alla vigilia della Seconda Guerra Mondiale, un giovane reporter americano cerca di portare allo scoperto gli agenti nemici a Londra.Alla vigilia della Seconda Guerra Mondiale, un giovane reporter americano cerca di portare allo scoperto gli agenti nemici a Londra.Alla vigilia della Seconda Guerra Mondiale, un giovane reporter americano cerca di portare allo scoperto gli agenti nemici a Londra.

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VALUTAZIONE IMDb

7,4/10

24.890

LA TUA VALUTAZIONE

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Another Hitchcock crowd-pleaser

The first half hour of Hitchcock's "Foreign Correspondent" looks like it can either be a light romantic comedy or a oddly fashioned drama about current events. But then, there's this scene in the rain, where our hero, played with energy by Joel McCrea, attends a crowded political meeting. McCrea notices his new friend, an elderly ambassador acts vacant and glassy eyed. Then, this mysterious photographer steps in. The photographer has next to his camera, a gun.... At this point "Foreign Correspondent" becomes an inventive chase thriller, darting across the audiences' eyes at a berserk chase. This was the first time that Hitchcock had all of Hollywood's tools at his disposal, and what a spellbinding, constantly fun classic came of it. I look forward to this film making it's DVD debut!

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Quiz
Shooting was completed on May 29, 1940, after which Sir Alfred Hitchcock made a visit to England. He returned on July 3 with the word that the Germans were expected to start bombing at any time. Ben Hecht was hurriedly called in and wrote the tacked-on final scene set at a London radio station. It was filmed on July 5, and the real-life bombing started on July 10, 1940.

Blooper
As the purser on the ship tells John and Carol that he has no more cabins, the right side of his fake moustache can be seen sliding down. He surreptitiously pushes back it in place, but as they turn back for a second try and he continues speaking, the moustache slides down again.

Citazioni
John Jones: I'm in love with you, and I want to marry you.
Carol Fisher: I'm in love with you, and I want to marry you.
John Jones: Hmm... that cuts down our love scene quite a bit, doesn't it?

Curiosità sui crediti
Opening credits prologue: To those intrepid ones who went across the seas to be the eyes and ears of America... To those forthright ones who early saw the clouds of war while many of us at home were seeing rainbows... To those clear-headed ones who now stand like recording angels among the dead and dying... To the Foreign Correspondents - this motion picture is dedicated.

Versioni alternative
Due to its political theme, no German distributor was willing to show the film until 1960. Then, after the huge success of Psyco (1960), Constantin Film released the film with a running time of ca. 98 Minutes; approximately 22 minutes were cut, mainly Nazi-sequences. ZDF (Zweites Deutsches Fernsehen) showed the film in 1995 for the first time ever in Germany in a newly-dubbed uncut version.