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
- Production, box office & more at IMDbPro
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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
Featured review
The Genius And His Stars
Hitchcock introduces his stars with a cinematic blow that makes the opening of this dark, scrumptious thriller a monumental treat. He uses their star personalities and turns them round to dislocate us, teasing us with his unmistakable touch. The absurdity of the plot becomes totally plausible and the suspense is not merely unbearable but thrillingly entertaining. All of Hitchcock's favorite emotional and visual toys are present here. The icy blond, the sexual tension, the weakling villain with a castrating mother. A legendary kiss and a happy ending. Whenever I meet someone who hasn't seen any Hitchcock movies - and there are people in this world, believe it or not, who hasn't - I show them Notorious and always without fail, they are hooked forever. Just the way I was, I am and, I suspect, will always be. Cary Grant is allowed a dark unsmiling romantic hero and Ingrid Bergman lowers her strength to become a woman in love and in jeopardy but unwilling to appear as a victim. This gem of a film can be seen again and again without ever becoming tired or obvious. I'm sure you guessed it by now, this is one of my favorite films of all time.
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- Also known as
- 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)
- Production companies
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- Budget
- $2,000,000 (estimated)
- Gross worldwide
- $114,083
- Runtime1 hour 42 minutes
- Color
- Aspect ratio
- 1.37 : 1
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