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Release Date:
19 December 1969 (USA)
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Tagline:
Hitchcock takes you behind the actual headlines to expose the most explosive spy scandal of the century!
Plot:
A French intelligence agent becomes embroiled in the Cold War politics first with uncovering the events leading up to the 1962 Cuban Missle Crisis, and then back to France to break up an international Russian spy ring. full summary | add synopsis
Awards:
2 wins
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1 nomination
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NewsDesk:
(3 articles)
Geek Deal: Alfred Hitchcock Masterpiece DVD Collection for $54
(From Slash Film. 28 October 2009, 9:32 AM, PDT)
15 Bloody Box Sets
(From Fangoria. 19 January 2009, 8:00 AM, PST)
(From Slash Film. 28 October 2009, 9:32 AM, PDT)
15 Bloody Box Sets
(From Fangoria. 19 January 2009, 8:00 AM, PST)
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Serviceable, workmanlike spy thriller that will never end up in anyone's "Top 10 Hitchcock films" list
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Cast
(Cast overview, first billed only) | Frederick Stafford | ... | Andre Devereaux |
| Dany Robin | ... | Nicole Devereaux |
 | John Vernon | ... | Rico Parra |
| Karin Dor | ... | Juanita de Cordoba |
| Michel Piccoli | ... | Jacques Granville |
| Philippe Noiret | ... | Henri Jarre |
| Claude Jade | ... | Michele Picard |
| Michel Subor | ... | Francois Picard |
| Roscoe Lee Browne | ... | Philippe Dubois |
| Per-Axel Arosenius | ... | Boris Kusenov |
 | John Forsythe | ... | Michael Nordstrom |
| Edmon Ryan | ... | McKittreck |
| Sonja Kolthoff | ... | Mrs. Kusenov |
| Tina Hedström | ... | Tamara Kusenov (as Tina Hedstrom) |
| John Van Dreelen | ... | Claude Martin |
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Runtime:
143 min | 127 min (edited version)
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Color (Technicolor)
Aspect Ratio:
1.85 : 1 more
Sound Mix:
Mono (Westrex Recording System)
Certification:
Spain:18 |
Canada:G (Quebec) |
Canada:PG (Manitoba/Ontario) |
UK:PG (DVD rating) |
Iceland:12 |
UK:A (original rating) |
Brazil:14 |
Argentina:13 |
Australia:M |
Finland:K-16 |
Norway:15 |
Norway:16 (1970) |
Peru:14 |
Sweden:11 |
USA:M (original rating) |
USA:PG |
West Germany:12 |
Singapore:PG
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According to Alfred Hitchcock, this was another of his experimental movies. In addition to the dialogue, the plot is revealed through the use of colors, predominantly red, yellow and white. He admits that this did not work out.
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Crew or equipment visible: In the porcelain factory, after breaking the statuette, Tamara Kusenov goes through a door to make a telephone call. The goon following her moves towards the door, now closed, to investigate it, and the shadow of a man appears briefly on the wall to the left of the door before we cut away from the shot... and it is not the shadow of the goon...
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Quotes:
Michèle Picard:
Oh, the Cubans. I love the Cubans. They are so wild!
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Featured in 'Topaz': An Appreciation by Film Critic/Historian Leonard Maltin (2001) (V)
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"Topaz" is at its best when Alfred Hitchcock lets the camera tell the story: there are several small but brilliant moments in this film. But while his direction is still masterful, his pacing certainly isn't - the film often feels talky and plodding. The abrupt ending is another problem - one of the alternative endings, the airport one, sounds much better (unfortunately I haven't had the chance to see it yet). Frederick Stafford is no Cary Grant or even Rod Taylor, but he does the job; so do the rest of the actors, with Phillipe Noiret a standout in a brief role and Karin Dor adding a touch of sensuality to the proceedings. On the whole, "Topaz" is not even among Hitchcock's Top 10 pictures, but his fans will still have fun spotting his touches here and there. His cameo - a wheelchair-bound man who suddenly gets up and starts walking (!) - is just one of them. (**1/2)
EDIT: I finally did see the airport ending: it is undeniably better than the present one, but still a bit too abrupt.