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The thrill spectacle of the year! - Foreign Correspondent
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Title: Foreign Correspondent

Release Date: 16 Aug 1940

Runtime: 2h

Genre: Thriller, Mystery, Action

Director: Walter Wanger Productions

Production Companies: Walter Wanger Productions

Overview: 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.

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Ratings

Average Vote: 7 (392 votes)

Cast

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