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Release Date:
24 April 1942 (USA)
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3000 miles of terror! more
Plot:
Aircraft factory worker Barry Kane goes on the run across the United States when he is wrongly accused of starting a fire that killed his best friend. full summary | add synopsis
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1 nomination
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Geek Deal: Alfred Hitchcock Masterpiece DVD Collection for $54
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(From Slash Film. 28 October 2009, 9:32 AM, PDT)
15 Bloody Box Sets
(From Fangoria. 19 January 2009, 8:00 AM, PST)
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WWII Hitchcock sheds light on master's tendencies
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Cast
(Cast overview, first billed only)| Priscilla Lane | ... | Patricia 'Pat' Martin | |
| Robert Cummings | ... | Barry Kane | |
| Otto Kruger | ... | Charles Tobin | |
| Alan Baxter | ... | Freeman | |
| Clem Bevans | ... | Neilson | |
| Norman Lloyd | ... | Frank Fry | |
| Alma Kruger | ... | Mrs. Sutton | |
| Vaughan Glaser | ... | Phillip Martin (as Vaughan Glazer) | |
| Dorothy Peterson | ... | Mrs. Mason | |
| Ian Wolfe | ... | Robert | |
| Frances Carson | ... | Society Woman | |
| Murray Alper | ... | Truck Driver | |
| Kathryn Adams | ... | Young Mother | |
| Pedro de Cordoba | ... | Bones - Circus Troupe | |
| Billy Curtis | ... | Midget - Circus Troupe |
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108 min
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1.37 : 1 more
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Mono (Western Electric Mirrophonic Recording)
Certification:
France:U |
USA:Approved (certificate no. 8268) |
Brazil:12 |
Argentina:13 |
Australia:PG |
Chile:14 |
Finland:S |
Germany:16 |
Ireland:PG |
Peru:14 |
Sweden:15 |
UK:PG |
USA:PG
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Alfred Hitchcock wanted Gary Cooper or Joel McCrea for the leading role. Cooper wasn't interested in doing a thriller. McCrea wanted to work with Hitchcock again, but was unavailable. So the role finally went to Robert Cummings.
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Continuity: The close-up of the Soda City calendar shows a much heavier coating of spider webs than the previous shot.
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Charles Tobin:
Power, yes... I want that as much as you want your job, or that girl. We all have different tastes as you can see, only I'm willing to back my tastes with the necessary force.
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Movie Connections:
Referenced in "The Simpsons: Three Men and a Comic Book (#2.21)" (1991)
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Soundtrack:
Tonight We Love
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Is "Saboteur" a remake of "Sabotage"?more
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You can't help but marvel at Hitchcock's early work. "Saboteur," for example, is so slick and quick that it's hard to believe he made this film over 60 years ago. There's some propaganda elements but they're woven into the mystery so well that the thing plays beautifully years later. You also get some previews of stuff that Hitchcock would do later--like using a national landmark as a backdrop. This time it's the Statue of Liberty. In "North by Northwest," of course, it's Mt. Rushmore. You'll also recognize things that pop up later in "Rear Window" and "Vertigo" in "Saboteur" but let's not give away the show. Robert Cummings is excellent as is the oh-so-charming Otto Kruger. Look for Hitchcock's mini-western in this one. It happens quickly so don't blink.