Foreign Correspondent (1940) Cast & Crew

Overview · Where to watch · Cast & crew · Reviews

Directed by Alfred Hitchcock.

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
• Frances Carson as Mrs. Sprague
• Ian Wolfe as Stiles
• Charles Wagenheim as Assassin
• Eddie Conrad as Latvian
• Charles Halton as Bradley
• Barbara Pepper as Dorine
• Emory Parnell as 'Mohican' Captain
• Roy Gordon as Mr. Brood
• Gertrude Hoffmann as Mrs. Benson
• Marten Lamont as Captain
• Barry Bernard as Steward
• Holmes Herbert as Asst. Commissioner
• Leonard Mudie as McKenna
• John Burton as English Announcer
• Samuel Adams as Van Meer's Impersonator (uncredited)
• Meeka Aldrich as Donald's Wife (uncredited)
• Jack Alfred as Man (uncredited)
• Bunny Beatty as Man (uncredited)
• Frank Benson as Man (uncredited)
• Billy Bester as Man (uncredited)
• Henry Blair as Man (uncredited)
• Becky Bohanon as Sophie (uncredited)
• Louis Borel as Capt. Lawson (uncredited)
• Barbara Boudwin as Woman (uncredited)
• Betty Bradley as Cousin Mary (uncredited)
• Louise Brien as Woman (uncredited)
• Ronald Brown as Man (uncredited)
• Horace B. Carpenter as Man (uncredited)
• Willy Castello as Krug's Henchman at Windmill (uncredited)
• George Cathrey as Man (uncredited)

Crew

• Alfred Hitchcock — Director
• Charles Bennett — Screenplay
• Joan Harrison — Screenplay
• Alfred Newman — Original Music Composer
• Rudolph Maté — Director of Photography
• Richard Maibaum — Screenplay
• Walter Wanger — Producer

Movies like Foreign Correspondent

If you enjoyed Foreign Correspondent, these movies have a similar feel:

• Murder at the Embassy (2025)
• Retribution (2023)
• Secret Agent (1936)
• The Bourne Ultimatum (2007)
• The Bourne Supremacy (2004)
• Notorious (1946)
• You Only Live Twice (1967)
• Ministry of Fear (1944)
• The Amateur (2025)
• Overdrive (2017)
• Mission: Impossible - Ghost Protocol (2011)
• Clear and Present Danger (1994)

Can't decide what to watch?

FlickPicker recommends movies from your own taste and the services you subscribe to, and Pick Together lets a whole group vote on tonight's pick. Try the free random movie generator, find movies with AI, or browse trending movies.

Download FlickPicker on the App Store   Explore the iPhone app