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Pros: No distracting big-name stars. Un-Bond like tone. Cinematography.

Cons: Stafford is awful. Slow and a little TOO detached

The Bottom Line: Far better Hitchcock offering than most of his other later works, including Torn Curtain and the uneven Family Plot.

Review: Frederick Stafford (who?) plays a French Intelligence Agent working for American official John Forsy ...

Pros: The Cuban Missile Crisis is an interesting context.

Cons: It could have benefited from some of the energy common in more typical spy movies.

The Bottom Line: Who would have thought the gap between suspense and thriller was this great?

Review: One benefit of being prolific is that you can afford to be hit and miss. Alfred Hitchcock is a great example. With films like Psycho, Rebecca, and Rope under your belt, you can afford an ...