Topaz was and still is a letdown for many Hitchcock fans. Instead of Cary Grant or Grace Kelly, the film starred Frederick Stafford and Karin Dor, capable actors who are hardly charismatic. There’s suspense, but none of the killer tension or surprises the director was renowned for in his “shockers.” The DVD release clocks in at 143 minutes, making it the longest film of Hitchcock’s career, and there’s still debate on whether the ending works or not.
Maybe because the reaction against this movie is so scornful and my expectations were so low, I came to admire Topaz. Hitchcock succeeds in almost everything he set out to do here, making a realistic drama on the nature of spycraft that hinges on story and intimate relationships, not stars or entertainment for the masses. While some might say this was Hitchcock losing his touch, I see this as Hitchcock making a more personal film.
From the beautifully designed defection sequence, to the theft of missile documents (with the great Roscoe Lee Browne) to one of the greatest visual moments of Hitchcock’s career - the death of Juanita de Cordoba - Topaz commanded my attention. There are process shots and scenes staged in a studio, but there’s also more location work (in New York and Paris) than typical for Hitchcock. And while the ambiguous ending of the DVD release feels a bit thrifty, I like it best out of the three proposed endings.
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