Saboteur
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Synopsis
A young man accused of sabotage goes on the run to prove his innocence.
Cast
- Priscilla Lane
- Robert Cummings
- Otto Kruger
- Alan Baxter
- Clem Bevans
- Norman Lloyd
- Alma Kruger
- Vaughan Glaser
- Dorothy Peterson
- Ian Wolfe
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- Jan 5, 2018
hitch is doing like six different american genre films here and the cops are the bad guys in all of them. the movie theatre bit and statue of liberty climax are sublime—believe it was brody who said that this is a portrait of "a country that lives in the image of its…
Josh LewisAug 29, 2020Possibly the finest opening (the black smoke seeping into the frame stage left) and closing (the Statue of Liberty torn sleeve) sequences in Hitch’s entire oeuvre. Not to mention two or three diamond-chiseled scenes written by Dorothy Parker. The whole movie is a menagerie…
Sean FennesseyMay 4, 2022“Saboteur” has all the bombast and brass to earn its reputation as the first truly American Hitchcock film. A remake of the director’s early quintessentially British “39 Steps,” “Saboteur” appropriates the plot, but… bigger! Louder! Now with Nazis! Hitchcock’s British…
theriverjordan - Jan 8, 2013
I think I'm finding out one of the difficulties of working through Hitchcock's work in chronological order. Quite a lot of his early films are dry runs for bigger and better films in the years to follow. As such, going back and watching films like Saboteur after you've…
🇵🇱 Steve G 🐝Sep 13, 2022Action! - The Master & The Fan: Hitchcock's Bumping Road To Mastering Suspense Although, as I've already stated, the gifted Alfred Hitchcock, Master of Suspense, has showed signs of life, it's likely that his most distinguishing characteristics are just now coming to the…
Rafael "Mister Movie" JovineApr 18, 2022Recommended by: Marvin123 A man on the run and plenty of suspense ... we must be talking about an Alfred Hitchcock movie. "If it had been any other sort of crime, if a man had stolen because he was starving, even if a man had committed murder to defend himself,…
Justin Peterson - Sep 24, 2021
I mean, lesser Hitchcock is still Hitchcock... While he doesn't nail the themes he tackles in some of his more effective thrillers, Saboteur feels like a breakthrough for him in some ways. On the heels of his first true masterpiece (IMO) Shadow of a Doubt, he seems to…
Ethan ColburnApr 27, 2025Doctors say that smoking will kill you. And Hitchcock says it’s the key to escaping from the house where you’re being held prisoner. They both make excellent points, it’s hard to know who to trust. This innocent man on the run to prove he isn’t the bad guy film is a lot of…
LexzillaMar 3, 2024Saboteur gets off to a bang instantly, Bob Cummings’ innocent factory worker framed and immediately sent on the run; it’s always interesting to see a film made just as the US was entering the Second World War, especially as this was development even before Pearl Harbor was…
Josh Gillam
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- Platypus Lord likedSaboteur
👍👍 Another rock-solid Hitchcock flick with everything a thriller needs, but perhaps nothing "stand-out." It's got interesting plot, unrelenting but often subtle suspense and tension-building, great set pieces, reasonably interesting characters, and a nice enough romance too.
Matt Ortiz likedSaboteurOne Hitchcock film that is RIPE for a loose adaptation today, the duality of the saboteurs and scape goat character would be a rich dynamic to explore in a modern setting
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To put it mildly, Mr. Hitchcock and his writers have really let themselves go. Melodramatic action is their forte, but they scoff at speed limits this trip.
Bosley Crowther
The New York Times
For his first thriller set in America, from 1942, Alfred Hitchcock runs loopily through a gamut of genres, filming in a range of settings, from California to New York, to depict a country that lives in the image of its movies. His set pieces take on the blue-collar drama, the Western, the high-society mystery, the urban police story, and the circus melodrama, while capturing the paranoia of a country newly at war.
Richard Brody
The New Yorker
Frequently Asked Questions
Is Saboteur (1942) family-friendly?
The movie has been rated as PG (Parental Guidance Suggested). It's generally considered a family-friendly movie.
How long is Saboteur (1942)?
The movie is 1hr 49min long.
What's Saboteur (1942) about?
A young man accused of sabotage goes on the run to prove his innocence.
Who's the cast of Saboteur (1942)?
- Priscilla Lane as Patricia (Pat) Martin
- Robert Cummings as Barry Kane
- Otto Kruger as Charles Tobin
- Alan Baxter as Freeman
- Clem Bevans as Neilson
- Norman Lloyd as Frank Fry
- Alma Kruger as Mrs. Henrietta Sutton
- Vaughan Glaser as Philip Martin aka Mr. Miller
- Dorothy Peterson as Mrs. Mason
- Ian Wolfe as Robert
Who's the director behind Saboteur (1942)?
Alfred Hitchcock directed Saboteur (1942).
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