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Sabotage

  • 1936
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  • 1h 16m
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7.0/10
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Sabotage (1936)
A Scotland Yard undercover detective is on the trail of a saboteur who is part of a plot to set off a bomb in London. But when the detective's cover is blown, the plot begins to unravel.
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A Scotland Yard undercover detective is on the trail of a saboteur who is part of a plot to set off a bomb in London. But when the detective's cover is blown, the plot begins to unravel.A Scotland Yard undercover detective is on the trail of a saboteur who is part of a plot to set off a bomb in London. But when the detective's cover is blown, the plot begins to unravel.A Scotland Yard undercover detective is on the trail of a saboteur who is part of a plot to set off a bomb in London. But when the detective's cover is blown, the plot begins to unravel.

  • Director
    • Alfred Hitchcock
  • Writers
    • Joseph Conrad
    • Charles Bennett
    • Ian Hay
  • Stars
    • Sylvia Sidney
    • Oscar Homolka
    • Desmond Tester
  • See production info at IMDbPro
  • IMDb RATING
    7.0/10
    18K
    YOUR RATING
    • Director
      • Alfred Hitchcock
    • Writers
      • Joseph Conrad
      • Charles Bennett
      • Ian Hay
    • Stars
      • Sylvia Sidney
      • Oscar Homolka
      • Desmond Tester
    • 118User reviews
    • 59Critic reviews
    • 85Metascore
  • See production info at IMDbPro
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    Oscar Homolka, John Loder, and Sylvia Sidney in Sabotage (1936)
    Oscar Homolka, John Loder, and Sylvia Sidney in Sabotage (1936)
    Peter Bull, Oscar Homolka, John Loder, Sylvia Sidney, and Torin Thatcher in Sabotage (1936)
    William Dewhurst and Oscar Homolka in Sabotage (1936)
    Desmond Tester in Sabotage (1936)
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    Sylvia Sidney in Sabotage (1936)
    Oscar Homolka and Desmond Tester in Sabotage (1936)
    Oscar Homolka and Sylvia Sidney in Sabotage (1936)
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    Sylvia Sidney
    Sylvia Sidney
    • Mrs. Verloc
    • (as Sylvia Sydney)
    Oscar Homolka
    Oscar Homolka
    • Karl Verloc--Her Husband
    Desmond Tester
    Desmond Tester
    • Stevie
    John Loder
    John Loder
    • Detective Sgt. Ted Spencer
    Joyce Barbour
    Joyce Barbour
    • Renee
    Matthew Boulton
    Matthew Boulton
    • Superintendent Talbot
    S.J. Warmington
    S.J. Warmington
    • Hollingshead
    William Dewhurst
    William Dewhurst
    • The Professor
    Pamela Bevan
    • Miss Chatham's Daughter
    • (uncredited)
    Peter Bull
    Peter Bull
    • Michaelis - Conspirator
    • (uncredited)
    Albert Chevalier
    • Cinema Commissioner
    • (uncredited)
    Clare Greet
    Clare Greet
    • Mrs. Jones - Cook
    • (uncredited)
    Charles Hawtrey
    Charles Hawtrey
    • Studious Youth at the Aquarium
    • (uncredited)
    Alfred Hitchcock
    Alfred Hitchcock
    • Man Walking Past the Cinema as the Light Is Renewed
    • (uncredited)
    Martita Hunt
    Martita Hunt
    • Miss Chatman - The Professor's Daughter
    • (uncredited)
    Mike Johnson
    • Member of Cinema Crowd
    • (uncredited)
    J. Hubert Leslie
    • Conspirator
    • (uncredited)
    Aubrey Mather
    Aubrey Mather
    • W. Brown & Sons Greengrocer
    • (uncredited)
    • Director
      • Alfred Hitchcock
    • Writers
      • Joseph Conrad
      • Charles Bennett
      • Ian Hay
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    • Trivia
      The first name of Verloc (played by Oscar Homolka) was changed from Adolf to Karl to avoid any Nazi connections.
    • Goofs
      The London Underground and tram lines had their own power supplies, both separate from the public system. A single power station failure could not affect all three.
    • Quotes

      Ted Spencer: [trying to calm crowd down demanding their money back after a power outage] It's an act of God, I tell you!

      Member of Cinema Crowd: And what do you call an act of God?

      Ted Spencer: I call your face one, and you won't get your money back on that.

    • Crazy credits
      Opening credits are shown with a background of a dictionary page open to the definition of "Sabotage".
    • Connections
      Featured in Loin des yeux, près du coeur (1994)
    • Soundtracks
      Love's Old Sweet Song (Just a Song At Twilight)
      (1884) (uncredited)

      Music by J.L. Molloy

      Lyrics by G. Clifton Bingham

      Sung a cappella by a man lighting candles

    User reviews118

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    7/10
    Those Magnificent Sad Eyes!
    Sir Alfred Hitchcock adapted James Conrad's story, "The Secret Agent," into one of better known films. This film is short but not sweet. Sylvia Sidney is magnificent in the leading role as Mrs Verloc. Oscar Homolka plays her husband. They run the Bijou movie house in London, England before Word War II. Her husband is up to something but she doesn't know what. The red flag is raised when the theater loses power and patrons want refunds. Sidney was so young and her eyes could have earned an Academy Award nomination. Sidney supposedly had the saddest eyes in Hollywood but I disagree. Her eyes alone were worth watching. This film is a must for Hitchcock historians and fans alike.
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    • Sylviastel
    • Sep 19, 2013

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    Details

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    • Release date
      • January 8, 1937 (France)
    • Country of origin
      • United Kingdom
    • Language
      • English
    • Also known as
      • Agent secret
    • Filming locations
      • Gainsborough Studios, Shepherd's Bush, London, England, UK(Studio)
    • Production company
      • Gaumont British Picture Corporation
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    Technical specs

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    • Runtime
      1 hour 16 minutes
    • Color
      • Black and White
    • Aspect ratio
      • 1.37 : 1

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