Foreign Correspondent (1940)

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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.

• Released: 1940-08-16
• Genres: Thriller, Mystery, Action
• Runtime: 2h 0m
• Status: Released
• TMDB rating: 7.0/10 from 464 votes

Directed by Alfred Hitchcock.

Top cast

• Joel McCrea as John Jones
• Laraine Day as Carol Fisher
• Herbert Marshall as Stephen Fisher
• George Sanders as Scott ffolliott
• Albert Bassermann as Van Meer
• Robert Benchley as Stebbins
• Edmund Gwenn as Rowley
• Eduardo Ciannelli as Mr. Krug
• Harry Davenport as Mr. Powers
• Martin Kosleck as Tramp

Full cast & crew

Where to watch Foreign Correspondent

• United States: stream on HBO Max Amazon Channel, YouTube TV, Criterion Channel, TCM; watch free on Hoopla, Fawesome, The Roku Channel, Shout! Factory TV, YouTube Free, Mometu, Tubi TV; rent on Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Fandango At Home; buy on Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Fandango At Home
• Canada: stream on Criterion Channel; watch free on Hoopla, Tubi TV
• Australia: watch free on Beamafilm; rent on JustWatch TV

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