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Sabotage (Original title)While London Sleeps (Alternative title)The Woman Alone (Alternative title)
Date: 1936 (Release)

Country: United Kingdom

Directed by: Alfred Hitchcock

Synopsis: Story of a manager of a London cinema who is part of a gang of foreign agitators planning to destroy London.

Genre:
Thriller

Subject:
Women
Releases
Date: 1936Country: United KingdomRelease type: unknownFormat: not specified - Black and White - SoundRuntime: 77 mins Length: 6917 FeetDialogue (original): English
Date: August 2015Country: United KingdomRelease type: InternetFormat: not specified - Black and White - SoundRuntime: 76 mins Dialogue (original): EnglishDistributor: BFIPlayer
Date: November 2016Country: United KingdomRelease type: InternetFormat: not specified - Black and White - SoundRuntime: 77 mins Dialogue (original): EnglishDistributor: BFIPlayer

Credits (22)
Production Company: Gaumont-British Picture Corporation, [Producer]: Michael Balcon, Ivor Montagu, [Assistant Director]: Penrose Tennyson, Continuity: Alma Reville, Screen Play: Charles Bennett, Dialogue: Ian Hay, Dialogue: Helen Simpson, Additional Dialogue: E.V.H. Emmett, From the novel 'The Secret Agent' by: Joseph Conrad, Photography: Bernard Knowles, [Camera Operator]: Stephen Dade, Cartoon Sequence by Arrangement with: Walt Disney, Editor: Charles Frend, Art Director: O. Werndorff, [Art Director]: Albert Jullion, Dresses: J. Strassner, Wardrobe: Marianne, Musical Director: Louis Levy, Recordist: A. Cameron, Studio: Shepherd's Bush Studios
Cast (25)
Sylvia Sidney (Sylvia Verloc), Oscar Homolka (Carl Anton Verloc), John Loder (Detective Sergeant Ted Spencer), Desmond Tester (Stevie, Sylvia's brother), Joyce Barbour (Renee), Matthew Boulton (Superintendent Talbot), S.J. Warmington (Hollingshead), William Dewhurst (Professor A.F. Chatman), Albert Chevalier ([cinema commissioner]), Clare Greet ([Mrs Jones]), Aubrey Mather ([greengrocer]), Fred Schwartz ([tailor]), Austin Trevor ([Vladimir, spy paymaster at aquarium]), Charles Hawtrey ([youth at aquarium]), Martita Hunt ([Miss Chatman, professor's daughter]), Pamela Bevan ([Miss Chatham's daughter]), Peter Bull ([Michaelis, conspirator]), Torin Thatcher ([Yunct, a conspirator]), J. Hubert Leslie ([conspirator]), Frederick Piper ([bus conductor]), Sam Wilkinson ([greengrocer's assistant]), Sara Allgood, Arnold Bell, Baby Maureen, Betty Baskcomb ([uncredited])
Articles held in BFI Reuben Library (16)
In: Hitchcock annual 2015, Volume 20  Pages: 103-137
Title: Tamil Hitchcock: Sundaram Balachander's The Doll (1964)Author: Frank, AparnaArticle type: Annual issueLanguage: English
Description: The Doll (1964), original Tamil language title Bommai, is an adaptation of Alfred Hitchcock's film Sabotage.

In: Sight and Sound v18 n4 April 2008  Page: 84
Title: Reviews: DVDs: Hitch before HollywoodAuthor: KEMP, Philip Article type: DVD ReviewLanguage: English
Description: Review for DVD box set: 'Alfred Hitchcock: The British Years'. Featuring Hitchcock's British films from 1925-1939.

In: Empire n226 April 2008  Pages: 152-153
Title: At home/DVD reissues: Alfred Hitchcock: The British YearsAuthor: Nathan, IanArticle type: DVD ReviewLanguage: English

In: Literature/Film Quarterly v28 n4 2000  Pages: 259-268
Title: "It doesn't pay to antagonize the public": Sabotage and...Author: OSTEEN, Mark Article type: ArticleLanguage: English
Description: Suggests that SABOTAGE explodes the conventions of cinematic response. Article title ends "...Hitchcock's audience".

In: Literature/Film Quarterly v22 n3 1994  Pages: 199-209
Title: The Ideological Transformation of Conrad's The Secret Agen..Author: MARANTZ COHEN, Paula Article type: ArticleLanguage: English
Description: Analysis of SABOTAGE and the changes made to the novel on which it was based.

In: The Listener v122 n3132 21 Sep 1989  Page: 40
Title: [The Listener - v122 n3132 21 Sep 1989: no known title]Article type: ReviewLanguage: English

In: Literature/Film Quarterly v14 n1 1986  Pages: 64-68
Title: [Literature/Film Quarterly - v14 n1 1986: no known title]Article type: ArticleLanguage: English
Description: Article on Hitchcock's treatment of the literary source of his films the SECRET AGENT and SABOTAGE.

In: Cahiers du Cinéma n333 March 1982  Pages: 57-58
Title: [Cahiers du Cinéma - n333 March 1982: no known title]Language: French

In: Literature/Film Quarterly v3 n3 Summer 1975  Pages: Summer 215-225
Title: [Literature/Film Quarterly - v3 n3 Summer 1975: no known title]Language: English

In: Sight and Sound Supplement n18 May 1949  Page: 23, 24
Title: [Sight and Sound Supplement - n18 May 1949: no known title]Article type: CreditsLanguage: English
Description: Credits, synopsis, and short article within an index on the works of Alfred Hitchcock.

In: The Picturegoer v6 n298 6 Feb 1937  Page: 26
Title: [The Picturegoer - v6 n298 6 Feb 1937: no known title]Language: English

In: Sight and Sound v6 n22 Summer 1937  Page: 62
Title: [Sight and Sound - v6 n22 Summer 1937: no known title]Language: English
Description: Hitchcock on making.

In: Sight and Sound v6 n21 Spring 1937  Page: 23
Title: [Sight and Sound - v6 n21 Spring 1937: no known title]Language: English

In: Film Weekly v16 n426 12 Dec 1936  Page: 32
Title: [Film Weekly - v16 n426 12 Dec 1936: no known title]Language: English

In: Monthly Film Bulletin v3 n36 December 1936  Page: 213
Title: [Monthly Film Bulletin - v3 n36 December 1936: no known title]Language: English

In: Kinematograph Weekly n1547 10 Dec 1936
Title: [Kinematograph Weekly - n1547 10 Dec 1936: no known title]Language: English


Books held in BFI Reuben Library (18)
Title: Hitchcock and the spy film
Author: CHAPMAN, James  Pages: xiii, 346 pages

Title: London on film
Author: Hirsch, Pam  Pages: xv, 257 pages

Title: Hitchcock and the anxiety of authorship
Author: Abramson, Leslie H.  Pages: viii, 282 pages

Title: Children in the films of Alfred Hitchcock
Author: Olson, Debbie   Pages: viii, 276 pages

Title: Alfred Hitchcock
Author: BADMINGTON, Neil  Pages: 4 volumes

Title: Thematic and methodological foundations of Alfred Hitchcock's artistic vision
Author: DRUMIN, William A.  Pages: vii, 432 p.

Title: Hitchcock: suspense, humour and tone
Author: SMITH, Susan  Pages: vi-xiii, 162p.

Title: Hitchcock murders
Author: CONRAD, Peter  Pages: i-xiii, 362p.

Title: classic novel from page to screen
Author: GIDDINGS, Robert  Pages: v-viii, 243p.

Title: Hitchcock's notebooks: an authorized and illustrated look inside the creative mind of Alfred Hitchcock
Author: AUILER, Dan  Pages: 567p.

Title: Hitchcock's secret notebooks: an authorised and illustrated look inside the creative mind of Alfred Hitchcock
Author: AUILER, Dan  Pages: 567 pages

Title: Conrad on film
Author: MOORE, Gene M.  Pages: vii-xv, 262p.

Title: Alfred Hitchcock and the British cinema
Author: RYALL, Tom  Pages: vi-x. 193p.
Description: With a new introduction.

Title: Alfred Hitchcock: the legacy of Victorianism
Author: COHEN, Paula Marantz  Pages: vii. 198p.
Description: SABOTAGE pp.29-49 SPELLBOUND pp.50-66 ROPE pp.86-99 I CONFESS pp.86-99 REAR WINDOW pp.99-123 The MAN WHO KNEW TOO MUCH pp.99-123 The WRONG MAN pp.124-141 VERTIGO pp.124-141 PSYCHO pp.142-150

Title: Conrad and cinema: the art of adaptation
Author: PHILLIPS, Gene D.  Pages: 218p.

Title: Literature and film in the historical dimension: selected papers from the 15th annual Florida State University Conference on literature and film
Author: SIMONS, John D  Pages: 186p.
Description: los SANTOS INOCENTES pp. 173-182 SABOTAGE (1936) pp. 149-162 HIROSHIMA MON AMOUR pp. 89-100 DANGEROUS LIAISONS (1989) pp. 75-88 DANTON (1982) pp. 63-74 a DRY WHITE SEASON pp. 47-62 CRY FREEDOM pp. 47-62 The VOYAGE OF CHARLES DARWIN (1981) pp. 33-46

Title: Unmasking Alfred Hitchcock: a study of selected films in their context from Murder! (1930) to Marnie (1964)
Author: BRUPBACHER, Beat  Pages: 301p.
Description: pp.250-272 removed . Noted June 2005. Cannot trace author on web for replacement pages. Unpublished thesis submitted for the Degree of Doctor of Philosophy, Trinity Term 1992. MURDER! pp.14-33 RICH AND STRANGE pp.34-55 SECRET AGENT pp.68-90 SABOTAGE pp.91-113 REBECCA pp.127-50. UNDER CAPRICORN pp.151-76 I CONFESS pp.185-206 The WRONG MAN pp.207-38 VERTIGO pp.242-71 MARNIE pp.272-91

Title: The English novel and the movies
Author: Klein, Michael  Pages: 383p.
Description: the ADVENTURES OF ROBINSON CRUSOE pp. 1-27 APOCALYPSE NOW pp. 211-217 BARRY LYNDON pp. 95-107 BECKY SHARP pp. 108-120 A CHRISTMAS CAROL pp. 121-131 DAVID COPPERFIELD pp. 132-142 DOCTOR JEKYLL AND MR. HYDE pp. 165-179 FRANKENSTEIN pp. 52-66 GREAT EXPECTATIONS pp. 143-154 JANE EYRE pp. 83-94 LADY CHATTERLEY'S LOVER pp. 268-278 NOSFERATU pp. 197-210 PASSAGES FROM FINNEGANS WAKE pp. 301-312 A PORTRAIT OF THE ARTIST AS A YOUNG MAN pp. 279-290 SABOTAGE pp. 218-227 SONS AND LOVERS pp. 235-247 The TIME MACHINE pp. 187-196 ULYSSES pp. 291-300 The VIRGIN AND THE GYPSY pp. 257-267


Film, Video or Digital materials held in BFI National Archive(38)
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Description: 35mm BW PositiveBase: SafetySound: CombinedLength: 6913 FeetBFI identifier: C-147246
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Description: 35mm BW PositiveBase: AcetateSound: CombinedLength: 6795 FeetStock date: 1953BFI identifier: C-147251
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Description: 35mm BW PositiveBase: CTASound: CombinedStock date: 1992BFI identifier: C-950217
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Description: D3Duration: 73.56 minutesLine standard: 625Colour standard: PALBFI identifier: C-1059294
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Description: VHS cassetteDuration: 73.56 minutesLine standard: 625Colour standard: PALBFI identifier: C-1059295
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Description: 35mm BW PositiveBase: PolyesterSound: CombinedLength: 6875 FeetStock date: 1979BFI identifier: C-1521082
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Description: D3Duration: 73.56 minutesLine standard: 625Colour standard: PALBFI identifier: C-1059294
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Description: HD Cam SRBFI identifier: C-1464137
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Description: BW PositiveBase: SafetySound: CombinedBFI identifier: C-147258
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Description: 35mm BW PositiveBase: NitrateSound: CombinedBFI identifier: C-147267
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Description: 35mm BW PositiveBase: SafetySound: CombinedLength: 6913 FeetBFI identifier: C-147246
Status: Viewing - Film print can be requested for access (servicing required)


Description: 35mm BW PositiveBase: AcetateSound: CombinedLength: 6795 FeetStock date: 1953BFI identifier: C-147251
Status: Viewing - Film print can be requested for access (servicing required)


Description: 35mm BW PositiveBase: CTASound: CombinedStock date: 1992BFI identifier: C-950217
Status: Viewing - Film print can be requested for access (servicing required)


Description: 35mm BW PositiveBase: PolyesterSound: CombinedLength: 6875 FeetStock date: 1979BFI identifier: C-1521082
Status: Viewing - Viewing experience and projection may be compromised by condition of film print (servicing required)


Description: 35mm Dupe NegativeBase: SafetySound: MixedLength: 6905 FeetStock date: 1970BFI identifier: C-147247
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Description: 35mm Duplicating PositiveBase: NitrateSound: CombinedLength: 6918 FeetBFI identifier: C-147252
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