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Topaz (1969)
Where Topaz says it takes place, and where it was really shot.
A Hitchcock spy film set in Cuba, Harlem and Paris, where the Havana street and the Harlem hotel were both built on a Hollywood studio lot
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Scenes and places
A Soviet officer defects in Copenhagen (1962)
Kusenov, a senior Soviet intelligence officer, slips away from the Soviet delegation and defects. For the West this starts everything: what he knows about Moscow's plans will send the story to Cuba.
Set in Copenhagen — The Danish city where Boris Kusenov, a high-ranking Soviet intelligence officer, defects to the West in 1962. Google Maps · Apple Maps
The Danish capital, shot on location for the film's opening.
Filmed at Copenhagen — Filmed on location in the city; the exact streets and buildings are not identified in the sources. Google Maps · Apple Maps
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The CIA questions the defector in Washington (1962)
During the debriefing the CIA learns that Soviet missiles with nuclear warheads are headed for Cuba. Without physical proof it can do nothing, so Nordstrom turns to the French agent André Devereaux.
Set in Washington, D.C. — A safe house near Washington where CIA agent Mike Nordstrom learns that Soviet missiles with nuclear warheads will be placed in Cuba. Google Maps · Apple Maps
The US capital, where the film's American spy plot is set.
Filmed at Washington, D.C. — Filmed on location in the city; no specific building is named in the sources. Google Maps · Apple Maps
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A honeymoon trip to New York (1962)
Devereaux uses a family trip as cover for the job. His wife Nicole worries that he is working for Nordstrom, and the trip puts him next to the Cuban delegation.
Set in New York City — André Devereaux takes his daughter Michèle and her husband François on honeymoon, while Nordstrom wants him to bribe a member of Cuba's UN delegation. Google Maps · Apple Maps
The city where the Cuban delegation of the UN is staying.
Filmed at New York City (United Nations area) — Filmed on location in New York City; coordinates are the UN headquarters from Wikipedia, not a confirmed film site. Google Maps · Apple Maps
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Filmed at Universal Studios Hollywood sound stages — Parts of La Guardia Airport were rebuilt on Universal's sound stages (German Wikipedia, single source). Google Maps · Apple Maps
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The spy at Hotel Theresa in Harlem (1962)
Dubois sneaks into the hotel and photographs the documents, then is chased and shot at. He knocks into Devereaux in the street and slips him the camera; a red-headed Cuban guard helps Devereaux up but lets him go.
Set in Hotel Theresa, Harlem — The Harlem hotel where Cuban official Rico Parra stays. Philippe Dubois bribes Parra's secretary to photograph the documents. Google Maps · Apple Maps
A real Harlem hotel; the film's version was built in a studio.
Filmed at Universal Studios Hollywood sound stages — The hotel and a full street in Harlem were rebuilt on Universal sound stages (German Wikipedia, single source). Google Maps · Apple Maps
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Juanita's mansion in Havana (1962)
Devereaux asks Juanita to photograph the missile sites. Her loyal staff, Carlotta and Pablo, pose as picnickers and take the pictures.
Set in Havana (Juanita's mansion) — Devereaux flies to Cuba and finds Rico Parra leaving the mansion of his mistress Juanita de Cordoba; she works in the resistance. Google Maps · Apple Maps
The Cuban capital, played in the film by a studio street.
Filmed at Universal Studios Hollywood sound stages — A Cuban street was rebuilt on Universal sound stages; no real mansion is named (German Wikipedia, single source). Google Maps · Apple Maps
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The mass rally in Havana (1962)
In the crowd at the rally, the red-headed guard from New York recognises Devereaux's face. A man who has been a quiet observer is now being watched.
Set in Havana (mass rally) — A mass rally with a long speech by the líder máximo. Google Maps · Apple Maps
The capital of Cuba; the sources do not name the square used.
Searched at the Havana airport (1962)
The Cuban authorities search Devereaux and fail to find the microfilms he carries. He leaves with the proof but returns to find Nicole gone.
Set in Havana airport — The airport where the Cuban authorities search Devereaux before he leaves. Google Maps · Apple Maps
Havana's main airport; the film's own airport scenes have no named location in the sources.
Back at the Paris airport (1962)
Back in Paris, André is met by his daughter and son-in-law. At home his marriage is in trouble because Nicole has found out about his affair with Juanita.
Set in Paris airport — André is picked up at the airport by Michèle and François.
The sources do not say which airport was used.
The cocktail party at Granville's house (1962)
Michèle hopes the party will reconcile her parents. Nicole refuses to help, and Jacques tells a friend that he once liked Nicole before she married André.
Set in Jacques Granville's house, Paris — Michèle takes André to a cocktail party at his friend Jacques Granville's house. Google Maps · Apple Maps
The French capital, where the second half of the film is set.
Filmed at Paris — Filmed on location in Paris; the house is not identified in the sources. Google Maps · Apple Maps
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The lunch where André names Topaz (1962)
Devereaux tells the others about a Soviet spy ring called Topaz in the French service, to provoke a reaction. Jarré claims it is misinformation and that Kusenov died a year ago.
Set in A fine Paris restaurant — André gathers old friends and colleagues, including Granville and Jarré, for a lunch under the pretext of preparing his inquiry.
The sources do not name the restaurant.
Characters
- André Devereaux — A French intelligence agent drawn into Cold War politics before the 1962 Cuban Missile Crisis.
- Nicole Devereaux — André's wife, who worries that he is working for the CIA and has learned of his affair.
- Juanita de Cordoba — A widow in Havana who works undercover in the Cuban resistance.
- Rico Parra — A Cuban official who stays at Hotel Theresa in Harlem and is also one of Juanita's lovers.
Questions answered on the map
- Where was Hitchcock's Cuba really filmed?