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The Woman Alone

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A ring of saboteurs is causing havoc in London with a series of explosive terrorist attacks. Karl Verloc (Oscar Homolka) is part of the group, but he maintains a cover as a kind movie theater owner. His wife (Sylvia Sidney) is beginning to suspect something, though, and so is Scotland Yard Detective Sgt. Ted Spencer (John Loder). What neither of them know, however, is that Verloc uses his wife's little brother (Desmond Tester) to deliver the bombs in film canisters.

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Frank S. Nugent New York Times We won't tell you what happens. That would be to cheat Mr. Hitchcock of his just reward, but it is a warning what you may expect -- which, as is the way of all Hitchcock melodramas, is the unexpected. Rated: 4/5 Mar 25, 2006 Full Review Jorge Luis Borges Sur [The film] "is inspired by Joseph Conrad's novel The Secret Agent." The director himself declares so... Skillful photography, clumsy cinematography -- those are the unimpassioned judgments that Hitchcock's latest film "inspires" in me. Dec 15, 2021 Full Review Ann Ross Maclean's Magazine A finely handled English thriller about a London anarchist ring. Oct 2, 2019 Full Review MFB Critics Monthly Film Bulletin The individual genius of Hitchcock is very clearly shown in the distinctive and original direction. Jan 22, 2018 Full Review Nathanael Hood The Young Folks Sabotage is possibly Hitchcock's most viscerally effective pre-Hollywood film. And yet it is not remembered half as warmly as some of his other films from that period. Apr 16, 2015 Full Review Emanuel Levy EmanuelLevy.Com One of Hitchcock's best British thrillers, Sabotage contains a controversial sequence set on a bus that even the director was conflicted about. Rated: B+ Jul 24, 2012 Full Review Read all reviews

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Alec B One of Hitchcock's darkest movies but still deeply human and filled with idiosyncrasies. And yeah, the bomb sequence is masterful. Rated 4.5 out of 5 stars 02/20/24 Full Review Steve D Lesser Hitch for a reason. Rated 2 out of 5 stars 01/05/24 Full Review Stephen C The British Hitchcock films should be more revered as they represent the early traits we would come to enjoy in his US films. Here an anarchist is committed to upsetting London with acts of sabotage. The film features a Hitchcock mistake and one he would never repeat when one of the bombings goes awry. Apart from that it's a great thriller Rated 4 out of 5 stars 07/12/23 Full Review Leaburn O A short, early Hitchcock and a pretty decent one. Strange emotions from the mother and all that but otherwise good watch. Rated 3.5 out of 5 stars 05/04/23 Full Review Audience Member One of Hitchcock's darkest movies but still deeply human and filled with idiosyncrasies. And yeah, the bomb sequence is masterful. Rated 4.5 out of 5 stars 02/13/23 Full Review Audience Member Sabotage is a movie with a slow start that may turn people away, but ramps up towards the end of the movie. With a couple of suspense-filled scenes, including one I did not expect to see in a 1930s film, I recommend this movie to anyone who likes Alfred Hitchcock films. Rated 3.5 out of 5 stars 02/01/23 Full Review Read all reviews
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Alfred Hitchcock

Director

Sylvia Sidney

Mrs. Verloc

Oscar Homolka

Karl Anton Verloc

Desmond Tester

Steve Verloc

John Loder

Detective Sgt. Ted Spencer

Joyce Barbour

Renee

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Synopsis A ring of saboteurs is causing havoc in London with a series of explosive terrorist attacks. Karl Verloc (Oscar Homolka) is part of the group, but he maintains a cover as a kind movie theater owner. His wife (Sylvia Sidney) is beginning to suspect something, though, and so is Scotland Yard Detective Sgt. Ted Spencer (John Loder). What neither of them know, however, is that Verloc uses his wife's little brother (Desmond Tester) to deliver the bombs in film canisters.
Director
Alfred Hitchcock
Producer
Michael Balcon
Screenwriter
Charles Bennett, E.V.H. Emmett, Jesse Lasky Jr., Helen Simpson
Distributor
Cine Art Pictures, Film Effects Inc. [ca], LS Video, Gaumont British Distributors, Century Video, Gaumont Pictures, Criterion Collection
Production Co
Gaumont, Gaumont International, Shepherd
Genre
Mystery & Thriller
Original Language
British English
Release Date (Theaters)
Jan 11, 1937, Original
Release Date (Streaming)
Jun 30, 2016
Runtime
1h 16m
Sound Mix
Fantasound
Aspect Ratio
Flat (1.37:1)
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