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Saboteur

1942 · 109 min

A wronged man races across a wartime America of diners and desert ranches, always one step ahead of suspicion.

Tagline
Unmasking the man behind your back!
Overview
Aircraft factory worker Barry Kane flees across the United States after he is wrongly accused of starting the fire that killed his best friend.

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Tone
  • tensestrength 3 of 3
  • cynicalstrength 2 of 3
  • romanticstrength 1 of 3
Pacing
brisk, 3 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes
  • conspiracy
  • deception
  • justice
  • loyalty
  • survival
Places
  • big city
  • countryside
  • road trip
Era
period
Audience
adult
Form
  • twist ending
Content intensity
  • Gore none
  • Language mild
  • Violence mild
  • Sex none
All scales, 0 to 10
Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action6
Horror2
Humour3
Realism6
Romance3
Tension7
Darkness5
Complexity6
Emotional weight5

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Details

Genres
thriller, mystery
Directed by
Alfred Hitchcock
Written by
Peter Viertel, Joan Harrison, Dorothy Parker
Starring
Robert Cummings, Priscilla Lane, Otto Kruger, Alan Baxter, Clem Bevans, Norman Lloyd, Alma Kruger, Vaughan Glaser
Music
Frank Skinner
Cinematography
Joseph A. Valentine
Runtime
109 min
Country
United States of America
Languages
English

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