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Notorious (1946)

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Reviews Counted:29

Fresh:28

Rotten:1

Average Rating:9.1/10

Consensus: Sublime direction from Hitchcock, and terrific central performances from Ingrid Bergman and Cary Grant make this a bona-fide classic worthy of a re-visit.

Runtime: 2 hrs

Genre: Dramas

Synopsis: NOTORIOUS is Alfred Hitchcock's classic romantic espionage thriller, with passionate, brilliant performances by Cary Grant and Ingrid Bergman, featuring one of the most famous screen kisses in film... NOTORIOUS is Alfred Hitchcock's classic romantic espionage thriller, with passionate, brilliant performances by Cary Grant and Ingrid Bergman, featuring one of the most famous screen kisses in film history. At the end of World War II, American military intelligence drafts the alluring daughter (Bergman) of a convicted Nazi to infiltrate a band of nefarious Germans who have fled to Brazil. She is teamed with a dashing but chilly agent (Cary Grant) with whom she falls deeply in love. Because of her past, however, the rigid and judgmental agent refuses to trust her--and their relationship falls completely apart when she agrees to marry the ringleader of the Germans (Claude Rains) in order to have better access to information. The marriage touches off an intricate downward spiral of deceit and betrayal, leaving Bergman trapped in the home of an enemy. If her husband ever discovers the truth about her mission, her life will be in mortal danger. Punchy dialog animates this action-driven thriller that maintains its suspenseful drama to the very end. [More]

Starring: Cary Grant, Ingrid Bergman, Claude Rains, Louis Calhern

Starring: Cary Grant, Ingrid Bergman, Claude Rains, Louis Calhern, Reinhold Schunzel, Moroni Olsen, Ivan Triesault, Alexis Minotis, Wally Brown

Director: Alfred Hitchcock

Director: Alfred Hitchcock
Producer: Alfred Hitchcock
Composer: Roy Webb

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This brilliant Hitchcock offering combines romance, suspense, and international intrigue with unforgettable performances from Grant and Bergman.

Full Review Source: TV Guide's Movie Guide | comment Comment
01/01/00
TV Guide's Movie Guide

A glorious exercise in film style, where virtuoso camerawork combines with the characters to create a wonderful harmony of visuals and narrative - and where the complexities of character and story exist above and beyond the dictates of genre.

Full Review Source: Channel 4 Film | comment Comment
01/16/09
Channel 4 Film

Check up another smash hit for a fine and experienced team.

Full Review Source: New York Times | comment Comment
01/01/00
Bosley Crowther
Bosley Crowther
New York Times

While there's little action in Notorious, there is plenty of suspense.

Full Review Source: Apollo Guide | comment Comment
01/01/00
Brian Webster
Brian Webster
Apollo Guide

No review available.

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05/14/04
Carol Cling
Carol Cling
Las Vegas Review-Journal

No review available.

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03/13/06
Cole Smithey
Cole Smithey
ColeSmithey.com

This is one of Hitchcock's best films.

Full Review Source: Filmcritic.com | comment Comment
10/23/01
David Bezanson
David Bezanson
Filmcritic.com

A top-rate film noir.

Full Review Source: Ozus' World Movie Reviews | comment Comment
09/26/01
Dennis Schwartz
Dennis Schwartz
Ozus' World Movie Reviews

No review available.

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06/26/05
Emanuel Levy
Emanuel Levy
EmanuelLevy.Com

Hitchcock’s classic 1946 thriller Notorious is a terrific romantic tango between Ingrid Bergman’s exotic and spicy socialite and Cary Grant’s prim and proper American spy. It’s also shameless war propaganda.

Full Review Source: Times [UK] | comment Comment
01/16/09
James Christopher
James Christopher
Times [UK]

the best of Alfred Hitchcock's espionage thrillers and one the strongest works of his extensive cinematic career

Full Review Source: Q Network Film Desk | comment Comment
10/30/01
James Kendrick
James Kendrick
Q Network Film Desk

A nearly flawless espionage thriller that has been mimicked many times since, but never equaled.

Full Review Source: Combustible Celluloid | comment Comment
02/13/09
Jeffrey M. Anderson
Jeffrey M. Anderson
Combustible Celluloid

No review available.

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08/22/02
Jeffrey Westhoff
Jeffrey Westhoff
Northwest Herald (Crystal Lake, IL)

The suspense builds continually, operating on multi-layers...

Full Review Source: Old School Reviews | comment Comment
01/27/02
John A. Nesbit
John A. Nesbit
Old School Reviews

There is also, of course, virtuoso direction from the master.

Full Review Source: Edinburgh U Film Society | comment Comment
01/01/00
Keith H. Brown
Keith H. Brown
Edinburgh U Film Society

Occasionally too slow, but compelling

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11/05/02
Ken Hanke
Ken Hanke
Mountain Xpress (Asheville, NC)

Gorgeously shot in luminous monochrome, it’s all wrapped up with an extremely suspenseful last reel.

Full Review Source: Empire Magazine | comment Comment
01/01/00
Kim Newman
Kim Newman
Empire Magazine

One of Hitchcock's best

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03/16/07
Lori Hoffman
Lori Hoffman
Atlantic City Weekly

Bergman and Grant sizzle in this espionage tale written by Ben Hecht.

Full Review Source: Austin Chronicle | comment Comment
03/10/03
Marjorie Baumgarten
Marjorie Baumgarten
Austin Chronicle

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04/30/03
Matt Brunson
Matt Brunson
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