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Saboteur (1942)

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Reviews Counted: 14 Fresh: 11  Rotten:3 Average Rating: 6.7/10

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Runtime: 1 hr 49 mins

Synopsis: A forerunner to Hitchcock's NORTH BY NORTHWEST, SABOTEUR is the story of defense plant worker Barry Kane (Robert Cummings), who stands falsely accused of planning a factory explosion that killed his good friend. Recognizing that he has been set up and that no one is likely to believe his... A forerunner to Hitchcock's NORTH BY NORTHWEST, SABOTEUR is the story of defense plant worker Barry Kane (Robert Cummings), who stands falsely accused of planning a factory explosion that killed his good friend. Recognizing that he has been set up and that no one is likely to believe his story, Kane is forced to piece together the little information he can recall from the event to find the true leader of a spy ring. The film carries themes later explored more deeply in other Hitchcock films. The lone hero escapes and races cross country, searching desperately for proof of his innocence. Kane has the good fortune to win the trust of a blind musician and later the affection of the musician's daughter, Patricia Martin (Priscilla Lane). Over the course of a series of explosive scenes Kane, both the pursuer and the pursued, approaches the inner circle of agents. Among the hairpin plot twists and near misses are the traditional absurd Hitchcockian touches--such as when the lovers seek refuge in a train car filled with circus misfits. The ultimate climax, the clash on the Statue of Liberty, is one of Hitchcock's most famous scenes. [More]

Genre: Action/Adventure

Starring: Robert Cummings, Priscilla Lane, Otto Kruger, Norman Lloyd, Alan Baxter

Director: Alfred Hitchcock
Producer: Frank Lloyd, Jack H. Skirball
Screenwriter: Peter Viertel, Joan Harrison, Dorothy Parker
Composer: Charles Previn, Frank Skinner

DVD Info

Release:

Jun 20, 2006

[DVD Details]

DVD Features:

  • Region 1
  • Snap Case
  • Full Frame - 1.33

Audio:

  • Dolby Digital 2.0 Mono - English

Additional Release Material:

  • Featurette - 1. Saboteur: A Closer Look
  • Trailer - Theatrical Trailer

Text/Photo Galleries:

  • Storyboards: The Statue of Liberty Sequence
  • Alfred Hitchcock's Sketches
  • Production Notes
  • Stills/Photos - Production Photographs

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05/16/08
Jeffrey M. Anderson
Combustible Celluloid
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...even the most avid Hitchcock fan will have a tough time embracing the film.

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07/16/07
David Nusair
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01/27/07
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06/24/06
Derek Adams
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Of course Saboteur is well directed, though it's rather like visiting an art museum's 'early works' exhibit of an artist before he became the Master of his form.

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04/05/06
Mark Bourne
DVDJournal.com
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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.

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03/25/06
Bosley Crowther
New York Times
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06/29/05
Emanuel Levy
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02/13/04
Rich Cline
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09/05/03
Carol Cling
Las Vegas Review-Journal
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Another of Hitchcock's deadly mistaken-identity tales.

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03/10/03
Marjorie Baumgarten
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11/07/02
Jeffrey Westhoff
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4/5

Propagandistic reworking of The 39 Steps still works

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11/05/02
Ken Hanke
Mountain Xpress (Asheville, NC)
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Top-notch espionage thriller with a jaw-dropping finale atop the Statue of Liberty.

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08/07/02
John Oliver
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A thrilling movie that -- while not among the top of handful of his films -- still strikes audiences as tense and highly entertaining many decades after its release.

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03/22/01
Brian Webster
Apollo Guide
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A solid action thriller directed by Alfred Hitchcock, but it has many plot flaws and suffers from poor pacing.

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01/01/00
Dennis Schwartz
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The movie has its enjoyable, even humorous moments, but the brooding sense of danger and fear so prominent in his other films, are more noticeably absent.

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01/01/00
Greg Muskewitz
eFilmCritic.com
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