Saboteur
1942 -
Rated
PG (MPAA)
Release Date: 06/20/2006
Features:
DVD Features:
Region 1
Snap Case
Full Frame - 1.33
Audio:
Dolby Digital 2.0 Mono - English
Additional Release Material:
Featurette: Saboteur: A Closer Look
Trailers: Theatrical Trailer
Text/Photo Galleries:
Production Notes
Alfred Hitchcock's Sketches
Stills/Photos: Production Photographs
Storyboards: The Statue of Liberty Sequence
Time:
109
mins.
J&R Item # 1018045_5
UPC # 025192831225
Label: Universal Studios Home Video
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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.
Cast:
"...Exciting early Hitchcock, including one of his most memorable finales." -- Rating: A-
-- David Everitt
, (Entertainment Weekly)
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