Notorious

Film details

Film TitleNotorious
Suitability
Genre
Length103mins
Year1946
CountryUnited States of America
DirectorAlfred Hitchcock
ActorsCary Grant, Ingrid Bergman, Claude Rains, Leopoldine Konstantin, Louis Calhern, Alex Minotis, Reinhold Schünzel, Ivan Triesault, Eberhard Krumschmidt, Moroni Olsen, Ricardo Costa, Charles Mendl, Wally Brown, Fay Baker, Friedrich von Ledebur
LanguageEnglish
Showings

In order to help bring Nazis to justice, U.S. government agent T.R. Devlin recruits Alicia Huberman, the American daughter of a convicted German war criminal, as a spy. As they begin to fall for one another, Alicia is instructed to win the affections of Alexander Sebastian, a Nazi hiding out in Brazil. When Sebastian becomes serious about his relationship with Alicia, the stakes get higher, and Devlin must watch her slip further undercover.

Production and directorial skill of Alfred Hitchcock combine with a suspenseful story and excellent performances to make Notorious force entertainment.

It’s the accuracy, efficiency and control of Hitchcock’s direction that most impress. They enable him to dovetail the film’s thriller format and romantic story to dizzying, expressive and unique effect.

Notorious has fascinating echoes of other Hitchcock movies such as Rebecca and Psycho. A must-see or must-see-again.