Just watched the Blu-ray and was pleasantly surprised how good this much maligned Hitchcock film is. Being a historical melodrama it deviates dramatically from Hitchcock's normal suspense mystery genre that he excelled at. In my opinion Hitchcock made a minor masterpiece in this departure from his usual fare.
I found the film very entertaining and engrossing with a good story and intriguing characters well played by an all star cast. I have always liked Michael Wilding in films like "The Glass Slipper" and "The Egyptian" and found him in this film equally likable. Joseph Cotten stared in my favorite film of all time "Portrait of Jennie" and he doesn't disappoint in this film. What can you say about Ingred Bergman one of the greatest stars and actresses of her generation except how delightful to see her in a film I had missed seeing until now.
All in all I find it outrageous that critics have damned this quality film by Hitchcock just because he dared to make a film outside the genre the critics had pidgeon holed him in. I consider this one of Hitch's better films and certainly not one of his worst. I highly recommend it for people who love historical costume melodramas. One of the best films of its type by the great Hitchcock!
I found the film very entertaining and engrossing with a good story and intriguing characters well played by an all star cast. I have always liked Michael Wilding in films like "The Glass Slipper" and "The Egyptian" and found him in this film equally likable. Joseph Cotten stared in my favorite film of all time "Portrait of Jennie" and he doesn't disappoint in this film. What can you say about Ingred Bergman one of the greatest stars and actresses of her generation except how delightful to see her in a film I had missed seeing until now.
All in all I find it outrageous that critics have damned this quality film by Hitchcock just because he dared to make a film outside the genre the critics had pidgeon holed him in. I consider this one of Hitch's better films and certainly not one of his worst. I highly recommend it for people who love historical costume melodramas. One of the best films of its type by the great Hitchcock!