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Topaz (1969)

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Filmed on locations ranging from Denmark to the Universal backlot, Alfred Hitchcock's Topaz is based on a novel by Leon Uris. Frederick Stafford, a veteran of European-filmed James Bond rip-offs of the 1960s, is cast as Andre Devereaux, a French secret agent assigned to snoop around Cuba in the months prior to the 1962 missile crisis. Someone is supplying Castro -- and, by extension, Moscow -- with NATO secrets; it is up to Devereaux to liquidate the "mole." Aiding Devereaux is CIA agent

PG, 2 hr. 23 min.

Action & Adventure, Mystery & Suspense, Classics

Directed By: Alfred Hitchcock

Written By: Samuel A. Taylor, Samuel Taylor

In Theaters: Jan 1, 1969 Wide

On DVD: Mar 6, 2001

Universal Pictures

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Cast

Frederick Stafford
Andre Devereaux
Dany Robin
Nicole Devereaux
John Vernon
Rico Parra
Karin Dor
Juanita De Cordoba
Michel Piccoli
Jacques Granville
Philippe Noiret
Henri Jarre
Claude Jade
Michele Picard
Michel Subor
Francois Picard
Per-Axel Arosenius
Boris Kusenov
John Forsythe
Michael Nordstrom
Roscoe Lee Browne
Philippe Dubois
Lewis Charles
Mr. Mendoza
Roberto Contreras
Munoz
Tina Hedstrom
Tamara Kusenov
Sonja Kolthoff
Mrs. Kusenov
Don Randolph
Luis Uribe
Carlos Rivas
Hernandez
John Roper
Thomas
Edmon Ryan
McKittreck
George Skaff
Rene d'Arcy
Sandor Szabo Sr.
Emile Redon
John Van Dreelen
Claude Martin
Roger Til
Jean Chabrier
Anna Navarro
Mrs. Mendoza
Lew Brown
American Official

Critic Reviews for Topaz

All Critics (23) | Top Critics (2) | Fresh (14) | Rotten (5) | DVD (11)

Topaz is not only most entertaining. It is, like so many Hitchcock films, a cautionary fable by one of the most moral cynics of our time.

January 1, 2000 Full Review Source: New York Times

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Vincent Canby

New York Times

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The muddled Samuel Taylor screenplay smelled so bad I wouldn't wrap fish in it.

January 10, 2008 Full Review Source: Ozus' World Movie Reviews

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Dennis Schwartz

Ozus' World Movie Reviews

Not Hitchcock's best work, but Hitchcock nevertheless.

October 5, 2006 Comment

Cole Smithey

ColeSmithey.com

Rather tedious Hitchcock, but still heads above most suspensers.

October 16, 2004 Comment

Steve Crum

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Not Alfred Hitchcock at his best.

August 2, 2004 Comment

Robin Clifford

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Hitchcock most European film is very interesting look at the Cold War.

November 13, 2011

Graham Jones

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Topaz isn't all bad but it's certainly not one of Hitchcock's best. I liked the way the agent with a double life was portrayed in the film and unlike a lot of the critics at the time, I'm glad it starred reasonably unknown actors for a change. The lunch scene towards the end of the film was quite good as was the

May 16, 2011