Topaz Overview:

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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After Leon Uris left the film, Alfred Hitchcock asked Arthur Laurents if he was interested in working with Hitchcock on the script of Topaz. But Arthur Laurents refused. So Hitchcock called Samuel A. Taylor to work on the script. One of the difficulties Hitchcock and Samuel Taylor faced was they didn't have enough time to work on the script. According to the book "The A-Z of Hitchcock", Samuel Taylor had to continue writing throughout the shooting.
According to Alfred Hitchcock, this was another of his experimental movies. In addition to the dialogue, the plot is revealed through the use of colors, predominantly red, yellow and white. He admits that this did not work out.
Karin Dor dubbed her own voice in the German Version of the Film.
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