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Blackmail

1929 · 86 min

A taut, shadowy thriller that keeps you uneasy as guilt and menace close in.

Tagline
A romance of Scotland Yard
Overview
London, 1929. Frank Webber, a very busy Scotland Yard detective, seems to be more interested in his work than in Alice White, his girlfriend. Feeling herself ignored, Alice agrees to go out with an elegant and well-mannered artist who invites her to visit his fancy apartment.

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How it feels

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Tone
  • tensestrength 3 of 3
  • darkstrength 2 of 3
  • melancholicstrength 2 of 3
Pacing
measured, 2 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes
  • guilt
  • deception
  • justice
  • isolation
  • morality
Places
  • big city
Era
period
Audience
adult
Form
  • twist ending
Content intensity
  • Gore mild
  • Language none
  • Violence mild
  • Sex mild
All scales, 0 to 10
Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action3
Horror3
Humour2
Realism7
Romance3
Tension8
Darkness7
Complexity6
Emotional weight7

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Details

Genres
drama, thriller, crime
Directed by
Alfred Hitchcock
Written by
Michael Powell, Alfred Hitchcock
Starring
Anny Ondra, Sara Allgood, Charles Paton, John Longden, Donald Calthrop, Cyril Ritchard, Hannah Jones, Harvey Braban
Music
Jimmy Campbell, Hubert Bath
Cinematography
Jack E. Cox
Runtime
86 min
Country
United Kingdom
Languages
English

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