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About 1935 film by Alfred Hitchcock
Genres drama, crime, mystery, spy, thriller
Directed by Alfred Hitchcock
Written by John Buchan, Alma Reville, Charles Bennett, John Hay Beith
Starring Alfred Hitchcock, Peggy Ashcroft, Robert Donat, Madeleine Carroll, Lucie Mannheim, John Laurie, Helen Haye, Godfrey Tearle
Music Charles Williams
Runtime 86 min
Country United Kingdom
Links Wikipedia · IMDb · Letterboxd · Wikidata
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