Foreign Correspondent (1940)
Directed by Alfred Hitchcock
On the eve of war, a New York crime reporter is sent to Europe and stumbles on a spy ring after a peace negotiator is shot on the steps of a hall in Amsterdam.
- Travel shown
- On foot, bike, skis or swimming
- Not shown on screen
- Fictional place
- 1Newspaper office≈ 00:01:00New York City, New YorkStated on screen
His editor at the New York Globe sends Jones to Europe as a foreign correspondent.
- 2Peace luncheon≈ 00:08:00London, EnglandStated on screen
In London Jones meets the diplomat Van Meer and falls for Carol at a peace luncheon.
- 3Amsterdam, Netherlands≈ 00:23:00Stated on screen
Van Meer is apparently shot on the steps of a hall in the rain, and Jones chases the gunman.
- 4Windmill country outside Amsterdam≈ 00:30:00Inferred
At a windmill turning against the wind Jones finds the real Van Meer drugged and held prisoner.
- 5The Fisher home≈ 00:55:00London, EnglandStated on screen
- 6Westminster Cathedral, London≈ 01:15:00Stated on screen
- 7North Atlantic Ocean≈ 01:45:00Inferred
- 8Radio studio during an air raid≈ 01:55:00London, EnglandInferred
The journey in numbers
- Distance travelled
- 9,932 km
- Places
- 6
- Countries
- 3
- Stops
- 8
- Boat: 5,570 km
- Not shown: 2,532 km
- Plane: 1,819 km
- Car: 11 km
Distances are measured in a straight line between stops, so real road distances are longer.
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