Notorious (1946) | |
| Director(s) | Alfred Hitchcock |
| Producer(s) | Alfred Hitchcock (uncredited) |
| Top Genres | Drama, Film Noir, Romance, Thriller/Suspense |
| Top Topics | Book-Based, Romance (Drama), Spies |
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Notorious Overview:
Notorious (1946) was a Film Noir - Romance Film directed by Alfred Hitchcock and produced by Alfred Hitchcock.
The film was based on the serial (2-part story) The Song of the Dragon written by John Taintor Foote published in The Saturday Evening Post in Nov 1921.
SYNOPSIS
In one of the most stylish works by the master of suspense, American agent Grant gets the assignment to watch international playgirl Bergman, whose father is a Nazi sympathizer. He soon realizes she abhors his beliefs and they begin to work in tandem, an assignment that means she must marry Nazi agent Rains in Rio despite their mutual attraction. When Rains becomes suspicious of Bergman, he begins slowly poisoning her, and Grant comes to the rescue. The intricate plot revolves around Rain's hoard of uranium, a top-secret material at the time, and a plot point that earned writer Hecht and Hitch an F.B.I. tail during production. This also features one of Hitchcock's greatest shots, the descending crane shot from the top of a grand staircase to the key to Rains's wine cellar held tight in Bergman's hand. The laserdisc edition includes audio commentary and production background, with a theatrical trailer, telecast clips, deleted scenes from the script with stills, and the Lux Radio Theatre Broadcast.
(Source: available at Amazon AMC Classic Movie Companion).
.Notorious was inducted into the National Film Registry in 2006.
Academy Awards 1946 --- Ceremony Number 19 (source: AMPAS)
| Award | Recipient | Result |
| Best Supporting Actor | Claude Rains | Nominated |
| Best Writing | Ben Hecht | Nominated |
BlogHub Articles:
Western RoundUp: Rancho Notorious (1952)
By Laura Grieve on Mar 9, 2023 From Classic Movie Hub BlogWestern RoundUp: Rancho Notorious (1952) Rancho Notorious (1952) Movie Poster Over the past few months I’ve written about catching up with a trio of Barbara Stanwyck‘s ’50s Westerns, most recently The Furies (1950), which I covered in my column in early January. This month... Read full article
Western RoundUp: Rancho Notorious (1952)
By Laura Grieve on Mar 9, 2023 From Classic Movie Hub BlogWestern RoundUp: Rancho Notorious (1952) Rancho Notorious (1952) Movie Poster Over the past few months I’ve written about catching up with a trio of Barbara Stanwyck‘s ’50s Westerns, most recently?The Furies?(1950), which I covered in my column in early?January. This month... Read full article
ONE MOVIE, THREE QUOTES: Notorious (1946)
By Carol Martinheira on Jan 12, 2022 From The Old Hollywood GardenONE MOVIE, THREE QUOTES: Notorious (1946) On January 12, 2022January 12, 2022 By CarolIn Uncategorized Happy 2022… whatever’s left of it at this point, as we all slowly despair… But hey, let’s not dwell, because I’ve got a brand new se... Read full article
Cary Grant and Ingrid Bergman are "Notorious!"
By Stephen Reginald on Sep 9, 2020 From Classic Movie ManCary Grant and Ingrid Bergman are "Notorious!" Notorious (1946) is a film noir/spy thriller directed by Alfred Hitchcock and starring Cary Grant, Ingrid Bergman, and Claude Raines. The film’s screenplay was written by Ben Hecht (Nothing Sacred) with cinematography by Ted Tetzlaff (My Man ... Read full article
Notorious (1946, Alfred Hitchcock)
By Andrew Wickliffe on Aug 28, 2020 From The Stop ButtonIn the third act of Notorious, director Hitchcock and screenwriter Ben Hecht (who had some uncredited and quite exquisite help) figure out a way to get maximal drama out of a rather mundane situation. Well, mundane as far as the possibilities of American agents in Rio de Janeiro (with the permission... Read full article
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Quotes from
Alicia: If you had only once said that you loved me.
Madame Sebastian: We are protected by the enormity of your stupidity, for a time.
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Facts about
After 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. Decades later at a tribute to their director Alfred Hitchcock, Bergman went off-script and presented the key to him, to his surprise and delight.
Leopoldine Konstantin played the mother of Claude Rains but in real life she was only 4 years older than Rains.
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