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Mood:
- SuspensefulWittyExciting
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Plot:
- FugitivesChaseEspionageOn the RunFrame UpChases and RacesCrimesDanger more...
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Genres:
- ActionThriller
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Time/Period:
- World War 2
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Place:
- USA
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Praise:
- Essential
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Style:
- On the RoadStrong Female Presence
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Attitudes:
- SeriousRealistic
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Flag:
- Violent Content
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Saboteur, 1942
English
USA
Profile of Saboteur
The mood of Saboteur is witty, exciting, and suspenseful. The plot centers around a frame-up, fugitives, and espionage. It is a thriller and action movie. Stylistically, Saboteur has a road movie structure and stars a strong female character. In approach, it is serious and realistic. The setting is the USA. Saboteur happens during World War 2. The movie is known for being essential viewing. Note that it includes violent content.
Summary of Saboteur
A forerunner to Hitchcock's NORTH BY NORTHWEST, SABOTEUR is the story of defense plant worker Barry Kane (Robert Cummings), who stands falsely accused of planning a factory explosion that killed his good friend. Recognizing that he has been set up and that no one is likely to believe his story, Kane is forced to piece together the little information he can recall from the event to find the true leader of a spy ring. The film carries themes later explored more deeply in other Hitchcock films. The lone hero escapes and races cross country, searching desperately for proof of his innocence. Kane has the good fortune to win the trust of a blind musician and later the affection of the musician's daughter, Patricia Martin (Priscilla Lane). Over the course of a series of explosive scenes Kane, both the pursuer and the pursued, approaches the inner circle of agents. Among the hairpin plot twists and near misses are the traditional absurd Hitchcockian touches--such as when the lovers seek refuge in a train car filled with circus misfits. The ultimate climax, the clash on the Statue of Liberty, is one of Hitchcock's most famous scenes.
Details
| Language: | English |
| Country: | USA |
| Release date: | 22 April 1942 |
| Runtime: | 108 min |
Cast and Crew
as Barry Kane
as Patricia 'Pat' Martin
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