Notorious

1946
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1h 42m

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7.9/10

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Ingrid Bergman, Cary Grant, and Claude Rains in Notorious (1946)

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Film Noir Spy Drama Romance Thriller

The daughter of a convicted German spy is asked by American agents to gather information on a ring of German scientists in South America. How far will she have to go to ingratiate herself wi... Read allThe daughter of a convicted German spy is asked by American agents to gather information on a ring of German scientists in South America. How far will she have to go to ingratiate herself with them?The daughter of a convicted German spy is asked by American agents to gather information on a ring of German scientists in South America. How far will she have to go to ingratiate herself with them?

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IMDb RATING

7.9/10

109K

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Nominated for 2 Oscars
- 3 wins & 3 nominations total

Mme. Sebastian
(as Madame Konstantin)

Reinhold Schünzel

'Dr. Anderson'
(as Reinhold Schunzel)

Moroni Olsen

Walter Beardsley

Ivan Triesault

Eric Mathis

Alexis Minotis

Joseph
(as Alex Minotis)

Wally Brown

Mr. Hopkins

Charles Mendl

Commodore
(as Sir Charles Mendl)

Ricardo Costa

Dr. Barbosa

E.A. Krumschmidt

Hupka
(as Eberhard Krumschmidt)

Fay Baker

Ethel

Bernice Barrett

File Clerk
(uncredited)

Bea Benaderet

File Clerk
(uncredited)

Lulu Mae Bohrman

Party Guest
(uncredited)

Candido Bonsato

Waiter
(uncredited)

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Trivia
After filming had ended, Cary Grant kept the famous UNICA key. A few years later he gave the key to his great friend and co-star Ingrid Bergman, saying that the key had given him luck and hoped it would do the same for her. Many years later, at a tribute to director Sir Alfred Hitchcock, Bergman went off-script and presented the key to him, to his surprise and delight.

Goofs
When Devlin and Alicia go to find Sebastian riding horses, there is a quick two-second shot of all four characters next to each other on horses and two arms are visible walking the horses of Sebastian and the woman with whom he is riding.

Quotes
Mme. Sebastian: We are protected by the enormity of your stupidity, for a time.

Crazy credits
Opening credits prologue: Miami, Florida, Three-Twenty P.M., April the Twenty-Fourth, Nineteen Hundred and Forty-Six....

Alternate versions
When released in West Germany in 1951 "Weißes Gift" (White Poison), the plot was significantly changed. Instead of Nazi agents, the villains became drug-trafficking bandits. The names of the characters were also changed to avoid any reference to Nazi Germany and spying:
The Ingrid Bergman character was called 'Elisa Sombrapal' (as opposed to Alicia Huberman), Claude Rains was called 'Aldo Sebastini' (instead of Alexander Sebastian), Leopoldine Konstantin was referred as 'Frau Sebastini.' Similarly, Ivan Triesault was called Enrico (instead of Eric Mathis) and the E.A. Krumschmidt character (originally called Emil Hupka) was rechristened 'Ramon Hupka.'

Connections
Edited into Dead Men Don't Wear Plaid (1982)

Soundtracks
Carnaval, Op. 9, Scènes mignonnes sur quatre notes: 'Chopin'
(uncredited)
Written by Robert Schumann
Performed in the distance as Alicia enters Alex's house for the first time

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7/10

Romantic spies drama with great tension and pretty well played

This tale about the conflict among the love and the duty is set Rio Janeiro, Brazil, post-WWII;it concerns about an enticing spy(daughter of a Nazi convicted traitor)named Alice(Ingrid Bergman).She's sent by Chief(a cynical Louis Calhern)US government to marry an old spy called Sebastian(Claude Rains)adored by his mother(Konstantin) and Agent Devlin is assigned to survey her.It's a tense psychological drama with espionage and packs various set pieces with usual Hitchcock touches as the exciting love scene,the McGuffin-uranium,the final climax downstairs.The film is a tense thriller blending passionate romance,complex intrigue maintained throughout and a twisted and chillingly suspenseful ending.Here the ¨McGuffin is the uranium,for Hitch the McGuffin is a gimmick and isn't important in the writings,its origin is a Scottish name.Hitchcoch says in the famous interview with Truffaut(said to be his best film) that he along with the screenwriter(Ben Hetch) went to speak with famed nuclear scientific and later were pursued for FBI during months. The actors give a magnificent performances all around.Ingrid Bergman(Under Capricorn,Spellbound) as distinguished and brilliant spy is marvellous.Gary Grant(Suspicion,North by Northwest,to catch a thief) as embittered and lovesick agent is sensational.The mommy's boy,Claude Rains(1889-1956) is top-notch,he was nominated to Oscar for his sensible interpretation.Besides Louis Calhern(1895-1956)(I confess) as cynic and elegant spy and excellent Madame Konstantine as possessive mommy.Wonderful black and white cinematography by Ted Tetzlaff(also director).The film is considered one of the finest Hitchcock romantic thrillers.It's remade for television in the 80s by Colin Bucksey with John Shea and Jean Pierre Cassel.