Topaz
Topaz was made in 1968-69 and released in 1969.
Cast
Frederick Stafford... Andre Devereaux
Dany Robin... Nicole Devereaux
John Vernon... Rico Parra
Karin Dor... Juanita de Cordoba
Michel Piccoli... Jacques Granville
Philippe Noiret... Henri Jarre
Claude Jade... Michèle Picard
Michel Subor... Francois Picard
Per-Axel Arosenius... Boris Kusenov
Roscoe Lee Browne... Philippe Dubois
Edmon Ryan... McKittreck
Sonja Kolthoff... Mrs. Kusenov
Tina Hedström... Tamara Kusenov (credited as Tina Hedstrom)
John Van Dreelen... Claude Martin
Donald Randolph... Luis Uribe (credited as Don Randolph)
Roberto Contreras... Muñoz
Carlos Rivas... Hernandez
Roger Til... Jean Chabrier
Lewis Charles... Pablo Mendoza
Sándor Szabó... Emile Redon (credited as Sandor Szabo)
Anna Navarro... Carlotta Mendoza
Lew Brown... American Official
John Roper... Thomas
George Skaff... Rene d'Arcy
John Forsythe... Michael Nordstrom
Said about Claude Jade
Claude Jade is a brave nice young lady. But I don't give any guarantee what she will do on a taxi's back seat.
Alfred Hitchcock
Some High Angle Shots
Downhill |
When Roddy (Ivor Novello) leaves the school after having been expelled, he is seen from above and looks small and depressed. |
| The 39 Steps | When Professor Jordan (Godfrey Tearle) is trapped, we see the stage he is on in a high angle shot. |
Secret Agent |
When the organ player is found dead in the church, we see this from the bell towrer where Ashenden and the Mexican is hiding. |
Suspicion |
When Lisa has spoken with the detectives after Beaky's death |
Shadow of a Doubt |
The high shot from the roof in Philadelphia when uncle Charlie (Joseph Cotten) has tricked the detectives and escaped their surveillance. Here the high angle shot illustrates that uncle Charlie is in total control. |
| I Confess | Father Logan (Montgomery Clift) is seen from a high angle when he is on his way to turn himself in. |
Dial M for Murder |
When Tony is telling Lesgate hos the murder plan is to be set out. |
The Trouble With Harry |
When Sammy (John Forsythe) and Captain Albert Wiles (Edmund Gwenn) is digging to get Harry out of the ground. |
| The Birds | A high angle shot of Bodega Bay occurs when the gulls descend on the town to attack. |
Topaz |
When Kusenov is asked if he knows about the spy ring called Topaz, there are several high angle shots. |
Frenzy |
When Richard Blaney (Jon Finch) is put in his cell after the verdict has been read. |
Family Plot |
When Fran and Adamson comes up from the cellar, they are seen from above (which includes the crystals in the frame) |
Black people in Hitchcock's Films
Downhill |
In Marseille there is a black man among the sailors who says that Roddy (Ivor Novello) is "dotty – he’s seein’ things." |
The Ring |
At the fair people can throw balls on a black man to make him fall down. Two boys throw an egg at him, to the crowd's amusement. One of the members of "One-Round" Jack's team is black. |
Champagne |
The black servant brings a telegram to the father (Gordon Harker) who scorns him. He is extremely servile and walks around almost as a chimpanzee.
A black man works as a bartender in the restaurant. |
Young and Innocent |
The killer (drummer man) performs in a band performing in blackface.
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Shadow of a Doubt |
When Charlie goes to Santa Rosa by train, the railroad porter is black.
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Strangers on a Train |
The senator's servant is black. |
Topaz |
Philippe Dubois (Roscoe Lee Browne) takes the identity of a black journalist from Ebony, sneaks into the Cuban embassy, manages to take photos of some of the important documents and then runs away, chased by Cuban revolutionaries. |
Family Plot |
One of the FBI agents questioning Arthur Adamson in his jewel store. |
Themes and Motifs in Alfred Hitchcock's Films
Newspapers • Alcohol • Birds motif • Blackmail • Film in the Film • Flashbacks • Kiss • High Angle Shots • Homosexuality • Murders • Serial Killers • Strangulation • Subjective Camera • Titles design (opening credit •



