Sabotage (1937)
Der freundliche, aber etwas spießige Carl Verloc ist Geschäftsführer eines kleinen Kinos im London der Vorkriegszeit. Mit seiner jungen Frau Sylvia und deren kleinem Bruder lebt er in beschaulichen Verhältnissen. Was seine Frau nicht weiß: Das Kino dient lediglich zur Tarnung, um mit Terror und Sabotageakten das öffentliche Leben in England zu stören. Doch die Polizei hat bereits Verdacht geschöpft. Als Gemüsehändler getarnt überwacht der Kriminalbeamte Ted Spencer das Kino und kommt auch Sylvia näher. Bei einem von Verloc initiierten Bombenanschlag kommt es schließlich zur Katastrophe …
Der Regisseur:
Alfred Hitchcock
Der Autor:
Charles Bennett
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Sylvia Sidney as Mrs. Verloc |
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Oskar Homolka as Karl Verloc - Her Husband |
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Desmond Tester as Stevie - Her Young Brother |
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John Loder as Ted |
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Joyce Barbour as Renee |
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Matthew Boulton as Superintendent Talbot |
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S. J. Warmington as Hollingshead |
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William Dewhurst as The Professor |
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Clare Greet as Mrs. Jones (uncredited) |
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Aubrey Mather as Greengrocer (uncredited) |
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Austin Trevor as Monocle Man (uncredited) |
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Charles Hawtrey as Studious Youngster (uncredited) |
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Martita Hunt as The Professor's Daughter (uncredited) |
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Torin Thatcher as Mr. Verloc's Visitor (uncredited) |
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Peter Bull as Mr. Verloc's Visitor (uncredited) |
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Alfred Hitchcock as Man Walking Past the Cinema as the Light Is Renewed |
| Directing | Alfred Hitchcock | Director |
| Writing | Joseph Conrad | Novel |
| Writing | Charles Bennett | Screenplay |
| Camera | Bernard Knowles | Director of Photography |
| Editing | Charles Frend | Editor |
| Crew | Albert Whitlock | Scenic Artist |
| Camera | Stephen Dade | Camera Operator |
| Art | Albert Jullion | Art Direction |
| Production | Michael Balcon | Producer |
| Production | Ivor Montagu | Associate Producer |
| Crew | E. V. H. Emmett | Additional Dialogue |
| Art | Oscar Friedrich Werndorff | Art Direction |
| Sound | Jack Beaver | Music |
| Sound | Hubert Bath | Music |
| Sound | Louis Levy | Music |
| Directing | Pen Tennyson | Assistant Director |
| Costume & Make-Up | Marianne | Wardrobe Designer |
| Directing | Alma Reville | Continuity |
| Sound | Angelina Cameron | Sound Recordist |
| Costume & Make-Up | Joe Strassner | Costume Designer |
| Sound | Louis Levy | Music Director |
| Crew | Walt Disney | Thanks |
| Writing | Helen Simpson | Dialogue |
| Writing | Ian Hay | Dialogue |