Topaz (1969)
- Starring:
- Frederick Stafford, Dany Robin, (more)
- Director(s):
- Alfred Hitchcock
- Theatrical MPAA Rating:
- PG
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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 Nordstrom (John Forsythe) and aristocratic anti-Castro Cuban Juanita (Karin Dor), who happens to be the girlfriend of pro-Castroite Rico Parra (John Vernon). The director seems to be in awe of the fact-based storyline, and as a result, the film is more cut-and-dried than most Hitchcock efforts. Three different endings were filmed for Topaz; the Laserdisc version carries all three, as does the print available to the American Movie Classics cable service. According to the MPAA, the film was originally rated M but later changed to PG; however, a number of home-video issues of Topaz officially list it as "Not Rated." ~ Hal Erickson, All Movie Guide
- Theatrical Feature Running Time:
- 143 mins
Complete Cast:
- Frederick Stafford - Andre Devereaux
- John Vernon - Rico Parra
- Michel Piccoli - Jacques Granville
- Claude Jade - Michele Picard
- Per-Axel Arosenius - Boris Kusenov
- Roscoe Lee Browne - Philippe Dubois
- Sonja Kolthoff - Mrs. Kusenov
- Edmon Ryan - McKittreck
- Roger Til - Jean Chabrier
- Anna Navarro - Mrs. Mendoza
- George Skaff - Rene d'Arcy
- Don Randolph - Luis Uribe
- Roberto Contreras - Munoz
- Dany Robin - Nicole Devereaux
- Karin Dor - Juanita De Cordoba
- Philippe Noiret - Henri Jarre
- Michel Subor - Francois Picard
- John Forsythe - Michael Nordstrom
- Lewis Charles - Mr. Mendoza
- Carlos Rivas - Hernandez
- Sandor Szabo, Sr. - Emile Redon
- Lew Brown - American Official
- John van Dreelen - Claude Martin
- John Roper - Thomas
- Tina Hedstrom - Tamara Kusenov
- Director(s):
- Alfred Hitchcock
- Writer(s):
- Samuel A.Taylor
- Producer(s):
- Alfred Hitchcock
- Theatrical MPAA Rating:
- PG(Questionable for Children, Violence)
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- 1969 - Topaz - National Board of Review - Best Director
- 1969 - Topaz - National Board of Review - Best Supporting Actor
