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Karl Anton Verloc and his wife own a small cinema in a quiet London suburb where they live seemingly happily. But Mrs. Verloc does not know that her husband has a secret that will affect their relationship and threaten her teenage brother's life.
The Sabotage (1936) - Alfred Hitchcock
Budget
Not disclosed
Revenue
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Studio
Sylvia Sidney
Mrs. Verloc
Oskar Homolka
Karl Verloc - Her Husband
Desmond Tester
Stevie - Her Young Brother
John Loder
Ted
Joyce Barbour
Renee
Matthew Boulton
Superintendent Talbot
S. J. Warmington
Hollingshead
William Dewhurst
The Professor
Clare Greet
Mrs. Jones (uncredited)
Aubrey Mather
Greengrocer (uncredited)
Austin Trevor
Monocle Man (uncredited)
Charles Hawtrey
Studious Youngster (uncredited)
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Artiflix2 reviews · 1 fan
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Perhaps not one of Hitchcock's most prominent films, but it's a tense crime thriller telling the tale of a family of recent émigrés to Britain who are struggling to run their small London cinema. Oskar Homolka ("Mr. Verloc") falls foul of some criminals who offer to pay him for carrying out an act of sabotage. This doesn't quite cause the mayhem they desire so he is unwittingly, this time, involved a much more deadly action. Unbeknown to him, Scotland Yard are on to them and have planted a detective (John Loder) in the greengrocers who befriends the family. The plot unfolds slowly and tensely. Loder and ("Mrs. Verloc") a slightly dewy-eyed Sylvia Sidney fall for each other as we go along. That storyline slightly districts from the suspense and the ending comes along a bit too rapidly for me. Great to watch, though...
Title
Sabotage
Released
Dec 2, 1936
Rated
PG
Region of Origin
United Kingdom
Original Audio
English
Runtime
1h 17m
Status
Released
Studio
Gaumont-British Picture Corporation
