Notorious

1946 "Deep their love! Great the risk!"
7.9| 1h43m| en| More Info
Released: 06 September 1946 Released
Producted By: RKO Radio Pictures
Country: United States of America
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In order to help bring Nazis to justice, U.S. government agent T.R. Devlin recruits Alicia Huberman, the American daughter of a convicted German war criminal, as a spy. As they begin to fall for one another, Alicia is instructed to win the affections of Alexander Sebastian, a Nazi hiding out in Brazil. When Sebastian becomes serious about his relationship with Alicia, the stakes get higher, and Devlin must watch her slip further undercover.

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Exoticalot People are voting emotionally.
MoPoshy Absolutely brilliant
Invaderbank The film creates a perfect balance between action and depth of basic needs, in the midst of an infertile atmosphere.
Ariella Broughton It is neither dumb nor smart enough to be fun, and spends way too much time with its boring human characters.
jpstewart-02578 While the leads are excellent and there is sufficient suspense, this one of Hitchcock's lacks both a sense of humour which marks much of his best work and feeling.
persianlax Ingrid Bergman is stunning in her portrayal as Alicia Huberman, I have realized why she is one of the most legendary actresses of the golden era. She can hold the audience on the brink of their seat. What I noticed is how masterfully Hitchcock uses the camera in a multitude of ways. It plays as the narrator with visual effects coming in at full force and from all angles. When Ingrid is first hung-over and you see this blurred imagery, at the time I am sure this was outside the box. In the scene Alicia is going to hand off the key you see a beautiful shot that starts at the tops of the stairs and slowly takes you in having you wonder what is going on till you see the key. The sets are magnificent and full of detail. Classic Hitchcock loves to take it slow building up the story and then ramping up of the suspense and then a thrilling conclusion,. Great twist at one point, just when the plot was looking predictable. I felt like it almost left me in the twilight zone after watching it. There was this dark film noir feeling to it.
grantss It is 1946 and while World War 2 might be over, Nazis still loyal to the Third Reich can be found. Alicia Huberman's (played by Ingrid Bergman) father was such a man, and he has just been convicted of treason in the US. Ms Huberman did not share her father's views, but has gained notoriety as the daughter of a convicted traitor. US Intelligence, in the form of Mr Devlin (Cary Grant), see this notoriety as an opportunity, recruiting her to infiltrate a group of Nazis living in Rio de Janeiro. The group is lead by Alexander Sebastian (Claude Rains), an ex-flame of Alicia's. Alicia manages to infiltrate the group, but her previous relationship with Sebastian complicates things, as does her developing relationship with Devlin...Directed by Alfred Hitchcock, and this has many of his cinematic traits. The innocuous start, the slow-burning intrigue, the ramping up of the suspense and the thrilling conclusion, all executed with the deft Hitchcock touch. Great twist at one point, just when the plot was looking predictable.Not perfect though. The start and the initial scenes involving Cary Grant and Ingrid Bergman feel a bit clumsy. The whole romantic side feels overly sappy and forced and seems to have too much weight in the script. This is made up for by an espionage plot that gets better as it goes on.Not in the same league as Hitchcock's best - Rebecca, Rear Window and Psycho - but still very good nevertheless.
Gavin O. At first I was not overly thrilled by this movie - the concept was interesting enough, and the actors were all great, but I found the pacing to be somewhat slow at first. However, when it got to the party scene, I instantly became much more interested - the suspense in the scene was so palpable you could cut it with a knife. After that, the movie just got better and better.The acting is great in this movie. Grant, Bergman, and Claude Rains all play their parts well, but German actress Leopoldine Konstantin especially stands out - she plays the mother of Alexander Sebastian, and although her role isn't the largest, every scene with her is wonderfully sinister. Her and Rains' performance in the ending is also great - you can almost taste their fear.