Topaz
Hitchcock takes you behind the actual headlines to expose the most explosive spy scandal of this century!
1969 | 127m | English
Popularity: 2 (history)
| Director: | Alfred Hitchcock |
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| Writer: | Samuel A. Taylor, Leon Uris |
| Staring: |
| Copenhagen, Denmark, 1962. When a high-ranking Soviet official decides to change sides, a French intelligence agent is caught up in a cold, silent and bloody spy war in which his own family will play a decisive role. | |
| Release Date: | Dec 17, 1969 |
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| Director: | Alfred Hitchcock |
| Writer: | Samuel A. Taylor, Leon Uris |
| Genres: | Drama, Thriller |
| Keywords | paris, france, new york city, copenhagen, denmark, based on novel or book, husband wife relationship, cold war, cuban revolution, cuban missile crisis, spy ring, 1960s, soviet defector, french spy |
| Production Companies | Universal Pictures, Alfred J. Hitchcock Productions |
| Box Office |
Revenue: $6,000,000
Budget: $4,000,000 |
| Updates |
Updated: Jul 29, 2025 Entered: Apr 13, 2024 |
| Name | Character |
|---|---|
| Frederick Stafford | André Devereaux |
| Dany Robin | Nicole Devereaux |
| John Vernon | Rico Parra |
| Karin Dor | Juanita de Córdoba |
| Michel Piccoli | Jacques Granville |
| Philippe Noiret | Henri Jarre |
| Claude Jade | Michèle Picard |
| Michel Subor | François Picard |
| John Forsythe | Michael Nordstrom |
| Per-Axel Arosenius | Boris Kuzenov |
| Roscoe Lee Browne | Philippe Dubois |
| Edmon Ryan | McKittreck |
| Sonja Kolthoff | Mrs. Kusenov |
| Tina Hedström | Tamara Kusenov |
| John van Dreelen | Claude Martin |
| Donald Randolph | Luis Uribe |
| Roberto Contreras | Muñoz |
| Carlos Rivas | Hernández |
| Roger Til | Jean Chabrier |
| Lewis Charles | Pablo Mendoza |
| Sándor Szabó | Emile Redon |
| Anna Navarro | Carlota Mendoza |
| Lew Brown | US Official |
| John Roper | Thomas |
| George Skaff | Rene d'Arcy |
| Alfred Hitchcock | Man in Wheelchair (uncredited) |
| Fidel Castro | Self (archive footage) |
| Che Guevara | Self (archive footage) |
| Bent Vejlby | Agent (uncredited) |
| Ann Doran | Mrs. Forsyth (uncredited) |
| David Armstrong | Party Guest (uncredited) |
| Jack Berle | Party Guest (uncredited) |
| Manuel Cano | François Picard (spanish voice) (uncredited) |
| Dick Cherney | Waiter (uncredited) |
| Rita Conde | Dolores (uncredited) |
| Tony Dante | Minor Role (uncredited) |
| Richard Derr | U.S. Embassy Official - Copenhagen (uncredited) |
| Noel Drayton | Servant at Embassy (uncredited) |
| Abel Fernandez | Cuban Guerrilla Fighter (uncredited) |
| Elsa Fàbregas | Nicole Devereaux (spanish voice) (uncredited) |
| Gregory Gaye | Meeting Co-Ordinator (uncredited) |
| Trent Gough | UN Visitor (uncredited) |
| Raven Grey Eagle | Minor Role (uncredited) |
| Rosa Guiñón | Michèle Picard (spanish voice) (uncredited) |
| Dean Harens | State Department Official (uncredited) |
| Shep Houghton | Restaurant Patron (uncredited) |
| Ray Kellogg | Security Guard (uncredited) |
| Henry Kingi | Man in Hotel Theresa hallway (uncredited) |
| John Lasell | State Department Official (uncredited) |
| Caryl Lincoln | Party Guest (uncredited) |
| Dionisio Macías | Jacques Granville (spanish voice) (uncredited) |
| Pepe Mediavilla | Rico Parra (spanish voice) (uncredited) |
| Lawrence Montaigne | Russian Agent (uncredited) |
| William H. O'Brien | Butler (uncredited) |
| Joe Pine | Party Guest (uncredited) |
| Tony Regan | Ambassador (uncredited) |
| Waclaw Rekwart | mbassador (uncredited) |
| Leoda Richards | Party Guest (uncredited) |
| Clark Ross | Party Guest (uncredited) |
| José Luis Sansalvador | André Devereaux (spanish voice) (uncredited) |
| María Luisa Solá | Juanita de Cordoba (spanish voice) (uncredited) |
| John Stephenson | State Department Interrogator (uncredited) |
| Robert Strong | Party Guest (uncredited) |
| Hal Taggart | Ambassador (uncredited) |
| Ben Wright | French Officer (uncredited) |
| Name | Job |
|---|---|
| Alfred Hitchcock | Director |
| Maurice Jarre | Original Music Composer, Conductor |
| Jack Hildyard | Director of Photography |
| Henry Bumstead | Production Design |
| Bud Westmore | Makeup Artist |
| Pierre Balmain | Costumer |
| Edith Head | Costume Design |
| Samuel A. Taylor | Screenplay |
| Leon Uris | Novel |
| William H. Ziegler | Editor |
| Wallace Worsley Jr. | Unit Production Manager |
| Hal Mohr | Technical Advisor |
| Waldon O. Watson | Sound |
| Robert Bertrand | Sound |
| Douglas Green | Assistant Director |
| James A. Westman | Assistant Director |
| Albert Whitlock | Visual Effects |
| John P. Austin | Set Decoration |
| Trudy von Trotha | Script Supervisor |
| Leonard Engelman | Makeup Artist |
| Larry Germain | Hairstylist |
| Nellie Manley | Hairstylist |
| William Dodds | Camera Operator |
| Peter V. Saldutti | Costume Supervisor |
| J. P. Mathieu | Technical Advisor |
| Odette Ferry | Technical Advisor |
| Name | Title |
|---|---|
| Herbert Coleman | Associate Producer |
| Organization | Category | Person | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Academy Awards | Best Supporting Actor | Claude Jade | Nominated |
| Golden Globes | Best Actress | Elizabeth Taylor | Nominated |
Popularity History
| Year | Month | Avg | Max | Min |
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| 2024 | 4 | 19 | 34 | 11 |
| 2024 | 5 | 18 | 32 | 9 |
| 2024 | 6 | 21 | 36 | 10 |
| 2024 | 7 | 21 | 32 | 11 |
| 2024 | 8 | 17 | 27 | 9 |
| 2024 | 9 | 11 | 19 | 7 |
| 2024 | 10 | 16 | 33 | 8 |
| 2024 | 11 | 11 | 19 | 7 |
| 2024 | 12 | 11 | 17 | 6 |
| 2025 | 1 | 14 | 35 | 8 |
| 2025 | 2 | 9 | 16 | 3 |
| 2025 | 3 | 4 | 13 | 1 |
| 2025 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| 2025 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| 2025 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| 2025 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| 2025 | 8 | 1 | 2 | 0 |
| 2025 | 9 | 2 | 3 | 2 |
| 2025 | 10 | 2 | 4 | 1 |
| 2025 | 11 | 3 | 4 | 2 |
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