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Time Out says

Despite the odd critical effort to salvage the film's reputation, it has to be said that Hitchcock's lumbering adaptation of Leon Uris' novel, about international espionage at the time of the Cuban missile crisis, has not aged well. The near-incomprehensible plot (something about French and American agents trying to find out more about a Russian undercover group, directly involved with Cuba and working within the French security network) might appeal to devotees of Le Carré et al, but it certainly doesn't make for dramatically exciting cinema, especially given Hitchcock's flat, seemingly uninterested direction. The bland performances don't help much, either.

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Release details

UK release:

1969

Duration:

125 mins

Cast and crew

Director:

Alfred Hitchcock

Cast:

Claude Jade, Roscoe Lee Browne, John Forsythe, Philippe Noiret, Michel Piccoli, Karin Dor, John Vernon, Dany Robin, Frederick Stafford, Michel Subor

Music:

Maurice Jarre

Production Designer:

Henry Bumstead

Editor:

William Ziegler

Cinematography:

Jack Hildyard

Screenwriter:

Samuel A Taylor

Producer:

Alfred Hitchcock

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Rated as: 1/5 (2 ratings)

  • Congrats on the sale to HITCHCOCK'S, Will! Bravo. I'm sorry to say I've never had the pleasure of reinadg the mag, but on your recommendation I'll be hunting down my very own copy.Just read your article at Horror World on writing advice. Excellent! Thanks for the reminder. Just what I needed this week.Thanks!Very Best Regards,Fran Friel

    Congrats on the sale to H Sun Sep 2 2012
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  • An absolutely awful movie, possibly Hitch's worst. The acting is hammy, the fake accents are embarassingly bad and the plot stinks. The film is way too long and it's very boring. By the way, I'm one of Hitchcock's fans.

    John Murray Thu May 7 2009
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  • This was the worst Hitchcock film I've ever seen. It played more like a TV movie instead of a feature film, especially of those directed by Hitchcock. The acting was flat and the story plot moved slowly. Also, a very poor ending. I was very disappoinnted.

    Eileen Sat Nov 17 2007
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