I mostly just think the film falls because it all feels very routine and phoned in. Topaz is not only most entertaining. Francois Picard: TOPAZ is Leon Uris' best-seller about the most incredible spy scandal in years». I've been shot... Just a little. Copyright © Fandango. It is just that the picture seems to move predictably and lacks the fun and surprise blood curdling moments that can lift his thrillers with breathtaking excitement. (uncredited), André Devereaux (spanish voice) Devereaux, despite his wife's accusations of infidelity, flies to Cuba. According to the book "The A-Z of Hitchcock", Taylor had to continue writing throughout the shooting. Please enter your email address and we will email you a new password. Good, but a bit grim, and when not that, a bit glossy ... Prhaps the poorest film of [Hitchcock's] Hollywood career. For an enhanced browsing experience, get the IMDb app on your smartphone or tablet. Just confirm how you got your ticket. (uncredited), Jacques Granville (spanish voice) We won’t be able to verify your ticket today, but it’s great to know for the future. I always thought it was probably Hitchcoks dullest movie until I re watched on blu ray. angleški. Pretty good entertainment with a number of standout scenes involving either Roscoe Lee Browne or Michel (always good) Piccoli. When he releases her lifeless body from his grip, she collapses to the floor, her purple gown spilling out like a pool of blood, all shown in a stunning overhead shot. Now that I have given you this information, what are you going to do with it? The image is an example of a ticket confirmation email that AMC sent you when you purchased your ticket. One of the difficulties Hitchcock and Taylor faced was they didn't have enough time. The percentage of users who rated this 3.5 stars or higher. The longer version of the film has been released numerous times on DVD and Blu-ray in the US and in many other markets. [Topaz] might appeal to devotees of Le Carr et al, but it certainly doesn't make for dramatically exciting cinema, especially given Hitchcock's flat, seemingly uninterested direction. Здесь пока нет рецензий и отзывов к фильму «Топаз», хотите написать? "[14] The Monthly Film Bulletin in Britain wrote that the film had "intermittent pleasures (the silent conversation behind hotel doors seen from across the street, the long pull back across the conference room and the reverse track forward ending with a zoom on to Piccoli's face), yet we are constantly deprived of the action set pieces which would have given the narrative its much needed boost. Топаз (1969) – Topaz – Всё о фильме: даты выхода, актеры, трейлеры, фото. It was an interesting idea to not use the same stars he'd been using before, but none of them really stand out as great actors you'd like to see again. It is known that Hitchcock had trouble with the climax (and juggled three different endings); but the one finally chosen for the commercial print here looks as if it could have been devised by anyone. "[16] Pauline Kael of The New Yorker called it "the same damned spy picture he's been making since the thirties, and it's getting longer, slower, and duller."[17]. Devereaux and Michèle rush to Jarré's flat and find Jarré dead, which is a staged suicide, and François has disappeared. Coming Soon. Looking for a slightly scary movie to watch this Halloween? The defecting general and his family leave the Russian embassy in Copenhagen, planning to rendezvous with the C.I.A men who will aid their escape. Laurent Bouzereau, 18 May 2020 Parra catches Dubois photographing the documents. Granville, exposed, commits suicide (in the American and the French versions) or flees to the Soviet Union (in the British version). Don't have an account? | Fresh (22) It's all of these and more. Now, it's not a terrible film per se, but it certainly doesn't have a lot going for it. October 11, 2015 Чтобы выяснить, какие именно заключены соглашения, на Кубу посылают представителя французской разведки Андре Девро, у которого имеются дружеские связи на острове свободы. But if this is all it is, the film might as well be the work of a disinterested computer. This 10-digit number is your confirmation number.   |  "Jade is a rather quiet young lady," Hitchcock later said, "but I wouldn't guarantee [that] about her behaviour in a taxi. | However, the ending apparently confused audiences. The storyline is heavily fact based, and as a result, is pretty cut and dried, and not really as compelling as it should be. Ultimately, Samuel A. Taylor, cowriter of Vertigo, was hired, but the film began without a completed screenplay. All three endings appear as extras on the DVD, together with an "Appreciation" by Leonard Maltin in which Maltin discusses the deleted scenes and the alternate endings. All rights reserved. [8], As a compromise, Hitchcock used existing footage to create a third ending in which Granville is exposed and expelled from a NATO meeting. He hates Americans. The percentage of Approved Tomatometer Critics who have given this movie a positive review. A red-headed Cuban guard helps Devereaux to get up but lets him go. Cinemark Alfred Hitchcock first hired Leon Uris to adapt his own novel for the screen. (uncredited), Michèle Picard (spanish voice) These brief sprinklings of note are rare and mostly only of interest to Hitch buffs. Kusenov tells him about the existence of a Soviet spy organisation, "Topaz," within the French intelligence service. Los Angeles Times27 Feb 1972: v2. and the Terms and Policies, We want to hear what you have to say but need to verify your account. Forgot your password? What a brilliant shot from Hitchcock and cameraman Jack Hildyard! See it if you want, but just know that its reputation is pretty true. [4], Hitchcock changed the script shortly before the beginning of filming, and the distributor, Universal, forced an ending that was different from the one that was preferred by Hitchcock. |, March 26, 2009 Sign up here. Frederick Stafford, Dany Robin, John Vernon, Karin Dor, Claude Jade, Michel Subor, Michel Piccoli, Philippe Noiret, and John Forsythe. Get the freshest reviews, news, and more delivered right to your inbox! Your AMC Ticket Confirmation# can be found in your order confirmation email. V… Through a great crane shot, it's revealed that they have been seen leaving the building and are followed by two men and the creepiest female Russian agent since 'From Russia With Love''s Lotte Lenya. The plot is the old Cold War spy intrigue/mole hunt sort of thing, with emphasis on a French operative diving into Soviet and Cuban dealings around the time of the Cuban Missle Crisis. They both feature Hitch's great love - food! Over a shot of the exterior of his apartment, the sound of a gunshot tells that he commits suicide behind his drawn curtains since no footage of his suicide existed. Smith, Cecil. The killing of Juanita by Rico Parra is central to book and the film. Michael calls in his French friend and counterpart Andre Devereaux to expose the spies. View production, box office, & company info, Leon Uris (from the novel by), Few directors are capable of this kind of structural experimentation so late in their careers, and Hitchcock deserves much credit for his audacity. The book has a sensual scene where Juanita distracts Parra to allow Andre to escape before she is killed. Hitch builds a suspenseful, dialogue free, set-piece as the family are followed through downtown Copenhagen by the villains. Of all his films, 1969's 'Topaz' is arguably the least "Hitchcockian". Jarré starts to panic and visits the leader of the spy ring, Jacques Granville. In Copenhagen in 1962, a high-ranking Soviet intelligence officer, Boris Kusenov (Per-Axel Arosenius), defects to the West. As Jarré leaves Granville's house, Devereaux's wife arrives to meet Granville, her lover. The movie earned $3,839,363 in North American rentals in 1970. In New York City, a French-Martinican agent, Philippe Dubois (Roscoe Lee Browne), is to contact Uribe, who is the secretary to Cuban official Rico Parra (John Vernon), who is staying at the Hotel Theresa in Harlem to show solidarity with the black community. A high ranking Russian official defects to the United States, where he is interviewed by US agent Michael Nordstrom. Release Dates Some attribute Hitchcock's casting choices to his negative experience of working with Paul Newman on Torn Curtain, but Hitchcock is said to have approached Sean Connery, who had worked with him in Marnie, for André and Catherine Deneuve for his wife. Топаз (Topaz) - История противостояния американской и советской разведок во время Холодной войны. | The story too is unknown, I mean we do find out what Topaz is, but then we don't get a very clear ending, and we wonder why everything we saw happen happened. Hitchcock takes you behind the actual headlines to expose the most explosive spy scandal of the century! Please click the link below to receive your verification email. Dubois's photos confirm that the Soviets are placing missiles in Cuba. This infuriated the director, who had spent his career working in a strict, organized manner. For even more, visit our Guide to Horror ... if you dare. Drama, Thriller. (uncredited), State Department Official Hitchcock's Topza, despite Maurice Jarre's score and that lumbering Leon Uris bestseller behind it, may not be of vintage quality but it's his best film since Psycho, and gets him splendidly into the seventies. | Some scenes were filmed only hours after they had been written. His mistress, Juanita de Cordoba (Karin Dor), was the widow of a "hero of the Revolution," which enables her to work undercover in the resistance. Don’t worry, it won’t take long. I do think the highlight as far as acting goes to John Vernon, and his portrayal of a Cuban revolutionary is both bewildering and awesome. Official Sites Alfred Hitchcock: Thirty-seven years after '39 Steps' Also, screenwriter Samuel Taylor objected to the villain escaping unpunished, and there were fears that the ending would offend the French government. Devereaux, Nicole, and Granville were close friends from their days together during the French Resistance. The second remarkable facet of the movie is the performance of Phillip Noiret as a French bureaucrat and spy. Very soon his conscience will force him to attempt an escape while apparently on a vacation with his family. (uncredited), Juanita de Cordoba (spanish voice) Variety wrote that it "tends to move more solidly and less infectiously than many of the maestro of menace's best remembered pix. Topaz (1969) - Hitchcock's cameo. Topaz tends to move more solidly and less infectiously than many of Alfred Hitchcock's best remembered pix. Both endings are featured in the laserdisc version. He would never take it from an American. The film's most famous moment comes when Dor is discovered to be a traitor by Vernon, who holds her in his arms before shooting her. At the Havana airport, the Cuban authorities fail to find the microfilms that Deveraux has. At 70, Hitchcock seems suddenly to have forgotten his own recipe.