One of Alfred Hitchcock's classics, this romantic thriller features a cast to die for: Ingrid Bergman, Cary Grant and Claude Rains. Bergman plays the daughter of a disgraced father who is recruited by American agents to infiltrate a post-World War II spy ring in Brazil. Her control agent is Grant, who treats her with disdain while developing a deep romantic bond with her. Her assignment: to marry the suspected head of the ring (Rains) and get the goods on everyone involved. Danger, deceit, betrayal--and, yes, romance--all come together in a nearly perfect blend as... the film builds to a terrific (and surprising) climax. Grant and Bergman rarely have been better. --Marshall Fine [show more]
This romantic thriller from Alfred Hitchcock ranks as one of his finest achievments. as the film begins the father of socialite Alicia Huberman is jailed for treason against the United States. Alicia(Ingrid Bergman) is given the opportunity to repay her fathers moral debt by infiltrating a spy ring based in Rio headed by Alex Sebastian(Claude Rains) an old friend of her fathers and a long time admirer of Alicia. Despite being totally in love with her handler Devlin(Cary Grant) she agrees to marry Alex in order to gain his trust and glean more information. Unmasked as a US agent Alicia is poisoned by Alex's mother. The film builds to a magnificent, dramatic finale one of cinemas finest. This wonderful film is beautifully cast with superb performances from the leads and the strong supporting cast. Ingrid Bergman stands out in one of her greatest screen performances. The natural chemistry beteen Bergman and Cary Grant gives authenticity to their scenes together. Hitchcock skilfully manages to increase the tension throughout maintaining it during the films romantic interludes. One of the great films of its time this still entertains today and merits repeat viewings. A genuine must see film.
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