Saboteur
Seen it?1942 | 109 min | Thriller, Mystery
Sunday Safe BetWhy it’s a Sunday Safe Bet
It earned strong reviews (81% on Rotten Tomatoes), though it had soft box office. 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 anyone who likes to be kept guessing. If you loved Foreign Correspondent or The Third Man, start here.
- The mood
- Tense.
- The pace
- Fast-moving, at 1 hr 49 min.
- What might put you off
- Made in 1942: an older pace and style.
Aircraft factory worker Barry Kane flees across the United States after he is wrongly accused of starting the fire that killed his best friend.
How it earned its rating
- CriticsStrong
81% on Rotten Tomatoes, 64 on Metacritic
- AudiencesSolid
6.9 out of 10
- AwardsNot counted
No major awards or nominations
- Box office & staying powerBelow par
$1 million worldwide on a $780K budget; still draws a steady audience long after release
- Buzz & cultural impactSolid
About 48K people sought it out in the past year
Trailer
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Cast & crew
Directed by Alfred Hitchcock
- Robert CummingsBarry Kane
- Priscilla LanePat Martin
- Otto KrugerCharles Tobin
- Alan BaxterFreeman
- Clem BevansNeilson
- Norman LloydFrank Fry
- Alma KrugerMrs. Henrietta Sutton
- Vaughan GlaserMr. Miller
- Dorothy PetersonMrs. Mason
- Ian WolfeRobert