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The Master of Suspense Alfred Hitchcock brought a best-selling spy novel to the screen with riveting results in this spellbinding espionage thriller. John Forsythe stars as an American CIA agent who hires a French operative named Devereaux (Frederick Stafford) to go to Cuba and check out rumors of Russian missiles and a NATO spy called Topaz. In Havana Devereaux s investigation becomes dangerous leaving behind a wake of shaken governments murder betrayal and suicide. His mission complete Devereaux returns to France but as he moves in to expose the double agent the danger and the suspense builds to a heart-pounding conclusion in this lavish globe-trotting thriller.System Requirements:Running Time: 143 minutesFormat: DVD MOVIE Genre: ACTION/ADVENTURE/THRILLERS UPC: 025192831423 Manufacturer No: 28314Alfred Hitchcock hadn't made a spy thriller since the 1930s, so his 1969 adaptation of Leon Uris's bestseller seemed like a curious choice for the director. But Hitchcock makes Uris's story of the West's investigation into the Soviet Union's dealings with Cuba his own. Frederick Stafford plays a French intelligence agent who works with his American counterpart (John Forsythe) to break up a Soviet spy ring. The film is a bit flat dramatically and visually, and there are sequences that seem to occupy Hitchcock's attention more than others. A minor work all around, with at least two alternative endings shot by Hitchcock. --Tom Keogh Read more
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