I last saw this film over 20+ years ago,i seem to remember at the time that it was one of Hitchcock`s best films-sadly time has proved me-almost-wrong..Due to the success of the James Bond films Hitch wanted to make a spy film albeit less campy and darker than Bond.There is a full breakdown of the films behind-the-scenes on Wiki that can elaborate better than I can...As a spy film,it`s ok but as a Hitchcock film it`s pretty run-of-the-mill....but at least it`s better than Frenzy/Family Plot.
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Good movie, but do prefer some of Hitchcock’s other movies.
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A trip into Cubby Broccolli country for the master. I suppose once Hitch had been dragged into the sixties by the changing tide of film making, his own inimitable style was seen as old fashioned (although I don't know why - it was as sexy as could be) and thus he turned to the Bond franchise. Set in Cold War Berlin, this is a fast moving story, featuring a really sordid murder. It's really hard to kill a human being and he shows us this. All the motifs are here, complete with a heavily mutated Rheingold of Falling In Love Again.
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Introduced to this classic many years ago and watching it again was just as thrilling. No violence or swearing, just a lovely story
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Julie Andrews and Paul Newman, what else could you ask for ? I liked the fact that you have to constantly think ahead as to what may or may not happen in this espionage / love dual. I loved the old scenery, cars, buildings and set design. There is not much to dislike other than the fact that Paul Newman playing a professor was happy to string along his fiancee who was also his assistant, but the hardness of his actions towards her makes the plot more interesting. I decided to buy it because someone tore my curtains at my home in Harborne and the title reminded me of the damage! It was also priced very attractively and with the recent Japanese nuclear tragedy I thought I'd learn a little about the nuclear industry during the cold war period.
Though regarded as one of Hitchcock's weakest, I happen to beleive it's a very enjoyable and a good use of two hours. The film centers around Michael Armstrong (Paul Newman) and Sarah Sherman venturing behind the Iron Curtain, as Sarah beleives that Newman is deffecting to the Germans after the American government shut down his project. But is he really a deffecter? The film is split into three acts, Act 1: Focuses on Sarah's point of view, Act 2: Focuses on Micheal's point of view, Act 3: Focuses on both the points of view. All of which are exciting and fun to watch. My personal favorite is Act 2 in which Micheal is being persued by Gromek through a muesem, the scene is very tense and errie. The DVD comes with some fine extras. The best of which is the documentary which is informative and interesting. The other extras are the trailer, production stills and a few selected scences with a different music score by Bernard Hermann. It would have been nice if the deleted scene was a featured extra instead of merely incorporated into the documentary but it's not the end of the world. If you havn't seen many Hitchcock films watch this. But if your going to compare it to the likes of "Psycho" and "Vertigo" then don't. I enjoyed it because I watched it with an open mind, maybe you should too...Read full review
Great movie,I've been a fan of paul newman and alfred hitchcock for many years ,to buy this on the high street is expensive so when I saw it on ebay I got it at a great price,a bargain.
excellent film and product
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I liked it!!
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