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?
- Nominated for 2 Oscars
- 3 wins & 3 nominations total
Leopoldine Konstantin
- Mme. Sebastian
- (as Madame Konstantin)
Reinhold Schünzel
- 'Dr. Anderson'
- (as Reinhold Schunzel)
Alexis Minotis
- Joseph
- (as Alex Minotis)
Charles Mendl
- Commodore
- (as Sir Charles Mendl)
E.A. Krumschmidt
- Hupka
- (as Eberhard Krumschmidt)
Bernice Barrett
- File Clerk
- (uncredited)
Bea Benaderet
- File Clerk
- (uncredited)
Lulu Mae Bohrman
- Party Guest
- (uncredited)
Candido Bonsato
- Waiter
- (uncredited)
- Director
- Writers
- Ben Hecht
- Alfred Hitchcock(uncredited)
- John Taintor Foote(uncredited)
- All cast & crew
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- TriviaAfter 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.
- GoofsWhen 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 creditsOpening credits prologue: Miami, Florida, Three-Twenty P.M., April the Twenty-Fourth, Nineteen Hundred and Forty-Six....
- Alternate versionsWhen 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.'
- ConnectionsEdited into Dead Men Don't Wear Plaid (1982)
- SoundtracksCarnaval, 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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Grant + Bergman + Hitchcock = Chemistry
In Alfred Hitchcock's 1946 film, `Notorious', Cary Grant plays T.R. Devlin, an American agent who employs the assistance of Alicia Huberman, (Ingrid Bergman) a German expatriate whose father has just been convicted as a German spy. Devlin brings Alicia to Brazil in hopes to arrange a meeting with Alex Sebastian (the fantastic Claude Rains); another German spy who just happens to have a history with Alicia insofar that he was in love with her. The plan is to get them together so that she can spy on Sebastian and his colleagues so that the Americans can get a leg up on their mutual espionage. Of course, love develops between Devlin and Alicia, which complicates their operation and of course, their lives.
`Notorious', despite adhering to the chaste Hayes Code of the time has some of the steamiest scenes between two actors that I can recall during that era. While the scenes never get beyond the standard close-ups of their kisses, the chemistry is a heavy physical presence. The acting in `Notorious' is top-notch; Grant and Bergman were at their best during this era. Claude Rains, who is a personal favorite of mine, is absolutely fabulous in this film. He gives his character, who should be hateful, a humanistic quality that makes him an even more complicated figure. Screenwriter Ben Hecht and Hitchcock team up for some pretty intense moments in `Notorious', and compliment each others styles and talents wonderfully. There are not many nail-biting moments in `Notorious', but the script is excellent. Coupled with the superior acting and direction, `Notorious' is certainly a Hitchcock film that should not be missed.
--Shelly
`Notorious', despite adhering to the chaste Hayes Code of the time has some of the steamiest scenes between two actors that I can recall during that era. While the scenes never get beyond the standard close-ups of their kisses, the chemistry is a heavy physical presence. The acting in `Notorious' is top-notch; Grant and Bergman were at their best during this era. Claude Rains, who is a personal favorite of mine, is absolutely fabulous in this film. He gives his character, who should be hateful, a humanistic quality that makes him an even more complicated figure. Screenwriter Ben Hecht and Hitchcock team up for some pretty intense moments in `Notorious', and compliment each others styles and talents wonderfully. There are not many nail-biting moments in `Notorious', but the script is excellent. Coupled with the superior acting and direction, `Notorious' is certainly a Hitchcock film that should not be missed.
--Shelly
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- Alfred Hitchcock's Notorious
- Filming locations
- Rio de Janeiro, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil(establishing shots of Rio- specifically racetrack, office building where secret agency located, cafe and park, pedestrians and streets, aerial footage of Rio)
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- Budget
- $2,000,000 (estimated)
- Gross worldwide
- $114,083
- Runtime1 hour 42 minutes
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- 1.37 : 1
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