Directed by:
Alfred HitchcockScreenplay:
Ben HechtCinematography:
Ted TetzlaffComposer:
Roy WebbCast:
Cary Grant, Ingrid Bergman, Claude Rains, Louis Calhern, Leopoldine Konstantin, Reinhold Schünzel, Moroni Olsen, Ivan Triesault, Alexis Minotis, Wally Brown (more)Plots(1)
With this twisting love story, Alfred Hitchcock summoned darker shades of suspense and passion by casting two of Hollywood’s most beloved stars starkly against type. Ingrid Bergman stars as Alicia, an alluring woman of ill repute recruited by Devlin (Cary Grant), a suave but mysterious intelligence agent, to spy for the U.S. Only after she has fallen for Devlin does she learn that her mission is to seduce a Nazi industrialist (Claude Rains) hiding out in South America. Coupling inventive cinematography with brilliantly subtle turns from his mesmerizing leads, Hitchcock orchestrates an anguished romance shot through with deception and moral ambiguity. A thriller of rare perfection, Notorious represents a pinnacle in both its director’s legendary career and the pantheon of classic Hollywood cinema. (Criterion)
(more)Cast
Cary Grant
UK
Best movies:
North by Northwest (1959)
Charade (1963)
Holiday (1938)
Ingrid Bergman
Sweden
Best movies:
Gaslight (1944)
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Claude Rains
UK
Best movies:
Mr. Smith Goes to Washington (1939)
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Casablanca (1942)
Louis Calhern
USA
Best movies:
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Leopoldine Konstantin
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Best movies:
Notorious (1946)
Reinhold Schünzel
German Empire
Best movies:
Notorious (1946)
Eerie Tales (1919)
The 3 Penny Opera (1931)
Moroni Olsen
USA
Best movies:
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Ivan Triesault
Russian Empire
Best movies:
The Bad and the Beautiful (1952)
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Notorious (1946)
Alexis Minotis
Greece
Best movies:
Notorious (1946)
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Wally Brown
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Best movies:
Notorious (1946)
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E.A. Krumschmidt
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Best movies:
Notorious (1946)
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Fay Baker
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Notorious (1946)
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Bea Benaderet
USA
Best movies:
Notorious (1946)
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Charles D. Brown
USA
Best movies:
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Notorious (1946)
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Paul Bryar
USA
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The Roaring Twenties (1939)
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Bess Flowers
USA
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Gavin Gordon
USA
Best movies:
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Notorious (1946)
Virginia Gregg
USA
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Prescription: Murder (1968) (TV movie)
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Harry Hayden
Canada
Best movies:
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Alfred Hitchcock
UK
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