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02/09/06
Topaz (1969)
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Reviews Counted: 17 Fresh: 12 Rotten:5 Average Rating: 6.4/10
Runtime: 2 hrs 23 mins
Synopsis: Alfred Hitchcock adapted this political thriller from Leon Uris's dense, complex spy novel, loosely based on actual events in the life of French spy Philippe de Vosjoli. The title, TOPAZ, refers not to the stone but to the Topaz Group, a nefarious band of French spies. Traveling through Cuba,... [More]
Genre: Action/Adventure
Starring: John Forsythe, Philippe Noiret, Michel Piccoli, Frederick Stafford, John Vernon
Director: Alfred Hitchcock
Producer: Alfred Hitchcock
Screenwriter: Samuel Taylor
Composer: Maurice Jarre
Producer: Alfred Hitchcock
Screenwriter: Samuel Taylor
Composer: Maurice Jarre
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03/01/05
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05/16/08
The muddled Samuel Taylor screenplay smelled so bad I wouldn't wrap fish in it.
01/10/08
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03/10/03
Hitchcock’s notorious reliance on stock footage and his affection for blue screening rather than adding veracity or contributing to the artifice of the filmmaking process, make it seem like his heart isn’t really in it.
03/27/01
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