Sabotage (1936)

76 min · Drama, Thriller, action film, crime drama film, crime film, crime thriller film, drama film, horror film, mystery film, psychological drama film, psychological thriller film, spy film, thriller film, war film

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Directors

Alfred Hitchcock

Cast

Sylvia Sidney, Oskar Homolka, Desmond Tester, John Loder, Joyce Barbour, Matthew Boulton, S.J. Warmington, William Dewhurst

The story

In London, sand is put into the bearings of an electrical generator, causing a power blackout. At a cinema owned by Karl Verloc (Oscar Homolka), people demand their money back. Verloc enters through a back entrance to the living quarters above.

Catalogue themes and tags

Assassination, Sabotage, Scotland Yard, Terrorismus, cinema, Thriller, Crime Thriller, Mystery

Genres

Drama, Thriller, action film, crime drama film, crime film, crime thriller film, drama film, horror film, mystery film, psychological drama film, psychological thriller film, spy film, thriller film, war film

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