What starts as a jaunty assignment quickly descends into a labyrinth of international conspiracies, kidnappings, and "fifth column" plots. For the audience of 1940, the film was a , designed to shake America out of its isolationist stance. Nazi Propaganda Minister Joseph Goebbels famously called it a "masterpiece of propaganda." Iconic Set Pieces
The "Forgotten" Masterpiece: Why Foreign Correspondent (1940) Deserves Your Attention Foreign Correspondent(1940)
While 1940 is often remembered as the year Alfred Hitchcock conquered Hollywood with the gothic romance Rebecca , he actually released a second film that same year—one that many critics argue is even better. is a high-octane spy thriller that served as a blueprint for Hitchcock's later globe-trotting adventures like North by Northwest . A Thriller with a Mission What starts as a jaunty assignment quickly descends