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Sabotage

Name: Sabotage
Genre: Drama, Thriller, Crime
Released: 1936-12-02
Cast: Sylvia Sidney, Oskar Homolka, Desmond Tester, John Loder, Joyce Barbour

1936 | 77 min | Drama, Thriller, Crime

Sunday Safe Bet

Why it’s a Sunday Safe Bet

Solid across the board without standing out anywhere. A safe bet when you want something reliable.

Based on critics, audiences, awards, box office and buzz. Details below.

Is it for you?

Who'll love it: Made for crime-drama fans and anyone who likes to be kept guessing. If you loved Dial M for Murder or Strangers on a Train, start here.
The mood: Tense, dark and gritty.
The pace: Takes its time with its characters, at 1 hr 17 min.
What might put you off: Made in 1936: an older pace and style.

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.

How it earned its rating

CriticsSolid
92% on Rotten Tomatoes, 41 on Metacritic
AudiencesSolid
6.7 out of 10
AwardsNot counted
No major awards or nominations
Reach & staying powerSolid
Streaming release that reached a modest audience; still draws a steady audience long after release
Buzz & cultural impactSolid
About 54K people sought it out in the past year

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Cast & crew

Directed by Alfred Hitchcock

Sylvia SidneyMrs. Verloc
Oskar HomolkaKarl Verloc - Her Husband
Desmond TesterStevie - Her Young Brother
John LoderTed
Joyce BarbourRenee
Matthew BoultonSuperintendent Talbot
S. J. WarmingtonHollingshead
William DewhurstThe Professor
Clare GreetMrs. Jones (uncredited)
Aubrey MatherGreengrocer (uncredited)