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193777 minDrama, Thriller, Crime

Sabotage

Is Sabotage a Hit or Flop?

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Is Sabotage worth watching? With a rating of 6.7/10, this Drama, Thriller, Crime film is a must-watch hit for fans of the genre. Read on for our detailed analysis and user reviews.

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Sabotage Synopsis

Karl Anton Verloc and his wife own a small cinema in a quiet London suburb where they live seemingly happily. But Mrs. Verloc does not know that her husband has a secret that will affect their relationship and threaten her teenage brother's life.

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Top Cast

Sylvia Sidney
Sylvia SidneyMrs. Verloc
Oskar Homolka
Oskar HomolkaKarl Verloc - Her Husband
Desmond Tester
Desmond TesterStevie - Her Young Brother
John Loder
John LoderTed
Joyce Barbour
Joyce BarbourRenee
Matthew Boulton
Matthew BoultonSuperintendent Talbot
S. J. Warmington
S. J. WarmingtonHollingshead
William Dewhurst
William DewhurstThe Professor
Clare Greet
Clare GreetMrs. Jones (uncredited)
Aubrey Mather
Aubrey MatherGreengrocer (uncredited)

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Is Sabotage worth watching?

Sabotage has received mixed reviews with a 6.7/10 rating. It might be worth watching if you're a fan of Drama, Thriller, Crime movies.

Is Sabotage hit or flop?

Sabotage has received average ratings (6.7/10), performing moderately with audiences.

What genre is Sabotage?

Sabotage is a Drama, Thriller, Crime movie that Karl Anton Verloc and his wife own a small cinema in a quiet London suburb where they live seemingly happily. But Mrs. Verloc does not know that her h...

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Critic Reviews

CinemaSerfMar 28, 2022
★ 7

Perhaps not one of Hitchcock's most prominent films, but it's a tense crime thriller telling the tale of a family of recent émigrés to Britain who are struggling to run their small London cinema. Oskar Homolka ("Mr. Verloc") falls foul of some criminals who offer to pay him for carrying out an act of sabotage. This doesn't quite cause the mayhem they desire so he is unwittingly, this time, involved a much more deadly action. Unbeknown to him, Scotland Yard are on to them and have planted a detective (John Loder) in the greengrocers who befriends the family. The plot unfolds slowly and tensely. Loder and ("Mrs. Verloc") a slightly dewy-eyed Sylvia Sidney fall for each other as we go along. That storyline slightly districts from the suspense and the ending comes along a bit too rapidly for me. Great to watch, though...