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Quick Info

Rating

7.0/10

Release1940

Runtime2h 0m

StatusReleased

BudgetN/A

RevenueN/A

Production

Walter Wanger Productions

Movie

Foreign Correspondent

1940

2h 0m

7.0

Thriller

Mystery

Action

Synopsis

American crime reporter John Jones is reassigned to Europe as a foreign correspondent to cover the imminent war. When he walks into the middle of an assassination and stumbles on a spy ring, he seeks help from a beautiful politician’s daughter and an urbane English journalist to uncover the truth.

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