Topaz (1969) | |
| Director(s) | Alfred Hitchcock |
| Producer(s) | Herbert Coleman (associate), Alfred Hitchcock (uncredited) |
| Top Genres | Crime, Drama, Film Adaptation, Mystery, Thriller/Suspense |
| Top Topics | Spies |
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Topaz (1969) was a Crime - Thriller/Suspense Film directed by Alfred Hitchcock and produced by Alfred Hitchcock and Herbert Coleman.
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Hitchcock delves into the murky waters of international espionage as French spy Stafford uncovers the Russian missile sites on Cuba. When CIA man Forsyth learns of the missile movements from a defector, he requests help from Stafford to infiltrate a Cuban spy ring and bring back documentation of the plot. His Cuban girlfriend, Dor, puts her staff at his disposal and, after close calls and assassinations, film of the missiles makes its way to the CIA. Stafford then solves the close-to-home leaks of NATO secrets. Based on Leon Uris's best-selling novel.
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According to Donald Spoto's book "The Art of Alfred Hitchcock: Fifty Years Of His Motion Pictures", Universal Pictures executives forced this project on Alfred Hitchcock.
This was the second appearance of Karin Dor in an English Language Feature but the first time her own voice was kept in the original version. She has appeared in You Only Live Twice two years before but was dubbed by another English actress then.
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