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Topaz is a 1969 American espionage thriller film directed by Alfred Hitchcock. Based on the 1967 novel of the same title by Leon Uris , the film is about a French intelligence agent (Stafford) who becomes entangled in Cold War politics before the 1962 Cuban Missile Crisis and then the breakup of an international Soviet spy ring.
Topaz: Directed by Alfred Hitchcock. With Frederick Stafford, Dany Robin, John Vernon, Karin Dor. A French Intelligence Agent becomes embroiled in the Cold War politics first with uncovering the events leading up to the 1962 Cuban Missile Crisis, and then back to France to break up an international Russian spy ring.
- (20K)
- Drama, Thriller
- Alfred Hitchcock
- 1969-12-19
Topaz (1969) -- (Movie Clip) Castro A sequence less remarkable for Alfred Hitchcock's attempt to integrate his principals (John Vernon, Frederick Stafford, Karin Dor) into a real Cuban rally than for the genuine appearance of Fidel Castro and Ernesto "Che" Guevara, from Topaz, 1969.
Synopsis. The story is set in 1962 and opens with images of a Soviet military parade on the Red Square in Moscow, USSR. In Copenhagen, Denmark, a high-ranking Soviet intelligence officer defects to the West with his wife and daughter after a chase through the streets from the Soviet embassy to the US embassy. Upon arrival in Washington, DC, CIA ...
Topaz is a tale of international espionage, focusing on intrigue surrounding the Cuban Missile Crisis following the defection of a high ranking KGB agent. its a glossy mix of spies, secrets, espionage and double crosses. The film tows a line between realism and Hollywood thriller which gives it something of an odd tone.
- (10.5K)
- Alfred Hitchcock
Alfred Hitchcock. Director. Leon Uris. Novel. Samuel A. Taylor. Screenplay. Copenhagen, Denmark, 1962. When a high-ranking Soviet official decides to change sides, a French intelligence agent is caught up in a cold, silent and bloody spy war in which his own family will play a decisive role.
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Topaz is a 1969 American espionage thriller film directed by Alfred Hitchcock. Based on the 1967 novel of the same title by Leon Uris, the film is about a French intelligence agent who becomes entangled in Cold War politics before the 1962 Cuban Missile Crisis and then the breakup of an international Soviet spy ring.
