Foreign correspondent
(DVD)
Contributors
Hitchcock, Alfred, 1899-1980 film director.
Wanger, Walter, 1894-1968, film producer.
McCrea, Joel, 1905-1990, actor.
Day, Laraine, 1920-2007, actor.
Marshall, Herbert, 1890-1966, actor.
Wanger, Walter, 1894-1968, film producer.
McCrea, Joel, 1905-1990, actor.
Day, Laraine, 1920-2007, actor.
Marshall, Herbert, 1890-1966, actor.
Published
[United States] : The Criterion Collection, [2014].
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| Location | Call Number | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Elmwood Park Public Library - Adult DVD Feature Film | DVD FOREIGN | On Shelf |
| Geneva Public Library District - 2nd Flr - Video | DVD DRAMA FOR (SET) | Checked out |
| Hinsdale Public Library - Stacks | DVD FOREIGN | On Shelf |
| Oak Park Public Library Main Branch - 2nd Flr - Video | DVD GOLDEN ERA F | Checked out |
| Prairie Trails Public Library District - Stacks | DVD FOR | On Shelf |
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Published
[United States] : The Criterion Collection, [2014].
Format
DVD
Physical Desc
2 videodiscs (120 min.) : sound, black and white ; 4 3/4 in. + 1 booklet.
Language
English
UPC
715515113717
Notes
General Note
Originally released as a motion picture in 1940.
General Note
Special features: New piece on the film's special effects by visual effects expert Craig Barron; Hollywood propaganda and World War II, a new interview with writer Mark Harris; interview with director Alfred Hitchcock from a 1972 episode of The Dick Cavett Show; radio adaptation of the film from 1946; "Have you heard?" the story of Wartime rumors; trailer; booklet.
Creation/Production Credits
Music, Alfred Newman ; director of photography, Rudolph Maté ; editor, Dorothy Spencer ; special production effects, William Cameron Menzies.
Participants/Performers
Joel McCrea, Herbert Marshall, Laraine Day, George Sanders, Albert Basserman, Robert Benchley, Edmund Gwenn, Eduardo Ciannelli, Harry Davenport, Martin Kosleck.
Description
A full-throttle espionage thriller, starring Joel McCrea as a green Yank reporter sent to Europe to get the scoop on the imminent war. It's wall-to-wall witty repartee, head-spinning plot twists, and brilliantly mounted suspense set pieces, including an ocean plane crash climax with astonishing special effects.
System Details
DVD, NTSC, full screen presentation; Dolby digital mono.
Language
Optional subtitles in English for the deaf and hard of hearing.
Local note
DVD
Citations
APA Citation, 7th Edition (style guide)
Hitchcock, A., Wanger, W., McCrea, J., Day, L., Marshall, H., & Newman, A. (2014). Foreign correspondent (Dual format edition.). The Criterion Collection.
Chicago / Turabian - Author Date Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)Alfred Hitchcock et al.. 2014. Foreign Correspondent. The Criterion Collection.
Chicago / Turabian - Humanities (Notes and Bibliography) Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)Alfred Hitchcock et al.. Foreign Correspondent The Criterion Collection, 2014.
MLA Citation, 9th Edition (style guide)Hitchcock, Alfred, et al. Foreign Correspondent Dual format edition., The Criterion Collection, 2014.
Note! Citations contain only title, author, edition, publisher, and year published. Citations should be used as a guideline and should be double checked for accuracy. Citation formats are based on standards as of August 2021.
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