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Sabotage

  • 1936
  • Not Rated
  • 1h 16m
IMDb RATING
7.0/10
18K
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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
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  • 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
    • 58Critic reviews
    • 85Metascore
  • See more 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)
    Sabotage (1936)
    Sabotage (1936)
    Sylvia Sidney in Sabotage (1936)
    Desmond Tester in Sabotage (1936)
    Oscar Homolka and Desmond Tester in Sabotage (1936)
    Oscar Homolka and Sylvia Sidney in Sabotage (1936)
    Sylvia Sidney in Sabotage (1936)
    Matthew Boulton and John Loder in Sabotage (1936)
    William Dewhurst and Oscar Homolka 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
    • 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
    • All cast & crew
    • Production, box office & more at IMDbPro

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    Storyline

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    Did you know

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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 Safe Passage (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

    Review
    Review
    Featured review
    7/10
    Magnificent Hitchcock film with lots of tension and excitement
    The picture is an adaptation of the Joseph Conrad's novel about Verloc (Oscar Homolka) , an anarchist bomber and owns a theater who actually is an unknown secret agent for the foreign government in London pre-WWII . He is married to Sylvia (Sylvia Sidney )who works as a theater cashier and doesn't know her kindly husband is behind all it and has no idea his activities . An undercover police inspector (John Loder) surveys the marriage movements .

    The film contains suspense , tense thriller , intrigue and usual Hitchcock touches . Hitch was a fervent anti-Nazi and similarly other films , he denounces the interior enemy , a spy-ring formed by English and German people . The movie has the expressionist German atmosphere , the suspense is continued and appears lurking and menacing in the theater , streets and during the bus scenes , when the boy carries the bomb . His habitual photographer Bernard Knowles makes an excellent camera-work with lights and shades . Enjoyable cartoon sequence belongs to ¨Who killed cock Robin ?¨ from Silly Symphony of Walt Disney . The movie has the Hitchcock's customary technicians , as Charles Friend (edition) , Louis Levy (musician), Bernard Knowles (cinematographer) , the screenwriter results to be Charles Bennett and being produced by Gaumont British with the great producer Michael Balcon . In spite of long time was released and a little bit dated , the film holds up pretty well . The motion picture was elaborately directed by the master of suspense . Rating : Above average . Essential and indispensable seeing for Hitch's moviegoers.
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    • Jul 31, 2006

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    • Was "Sabotage" remade as "Saboteur"?
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    Details

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    • Release date
      • January 11, 1937 (United States)
    • Country of origin
      • United Kingdom
    • Language
      • English
    • Also known as
      • I Married a Murderer
    • Filming locations
      • Gainsborough Studios, Shepherd's Bush, London, England, UK(Studio)
    • Production company
      • Gaumont British Picture Corporation
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    • Runtime
      1 hour 16 minutes
    • Color
      • Black and White
    • Aspect ratio
      • 1.37 : 1

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