Sabotage (1936)

"...a Bomb Plot ...a Killing ...Justice"

Synopsis

Mr. Verloc is part of a gang of foreign saboteurs operating out of London. He manages a small cinema with his wife and her teenage brother as a cover, but they know nothing of his secret. Scotland Yard assign an undercover detective to work at the shop next to the cinema in order to observe the gang. (© IMDB)

Technical Information

• black & white
• sound mix: mono (Full Range Recording System)
• aspect ratio: 1.37:1 Spherical
• running time: 76 minutes
• production studio: Gaumont British Picture Corporation Limited
• also known as:
  • The Hidden Power (1936)
  • I Married a Murderer (1936) - USA reissue title
  • A Woman Alone (1936) - USA
  • Agent Secret (1936) - France

Recent DVD Releases

released in 2008

	Sabotage (1936) - MGM Home Entertainment (USA, 2008) - part of a box set NTSC 1.33:1
	Sabotage (1936) - Network (UK, 2008) - part of a box set PAL 1.33:1

released in 2007

Sabotage (1936) - AmCo Tonträger (Germany, 2007) PAL 1.33:1

...view older DVD releases

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Film Frames

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Themes

• birds - the birdcage bomb, "the birds will sing at 1.45", and the "Cock Robin" cartoon
• taboo: sex - Charles Hawtrey discussing the sex life of oysters
• the knife that Mrs Verloc uses

Cast and Crew

Directed by:

• Alfred Hitchcock

Starring:

• Sylvia Sidney - Mrs Verloc
• Oskar Homolka - Karl Anton Verloc, Owner of Bijou Cinema
• John Loder - Detective Sergeant Ted Spencer, Scotland Yard
• Desmond Tester - Steve Verloc, Mrs Verloc's brother
• Joyce Barbour - Renee
• Matthew Boulton - Scotland Yard Superintendent. Talbot
• S J Warmington - Insp. Hollingshead, Scotland Yard
• William Dewhurst - The Professor / Bird Shop Owner / Bomb Maker
• Clare Greet - Mrs Jones, the Cook

Produced by:

• Michael Balcon
• Ivor Montagu

Written by:

• Joseph Conrad - original novel
• Charles Bennett
• Helen Simpson

Photographed by:

• Bernard Knowles

Edited by:

• Charles Frend

Music by:

• Louis Levy - composer (uncredited)

Costume Design by:

• Joe Strassner