Review of Saboteur (1942) by Cal ( — 04 Nov 2007
Outstanding Alfred Hitchcock World War II thriller yarn is very good entertainment, with especially superb visual effects. A young man named Barry Kane (Cummings) works in an aircraft factory in California during the days of World War II.
One night, after inadvertently meeting a shady bloke named Fry (Lloyd), a fire breaks out and Barry's good friend Ken (Summers) is killed in the flames. As investigators look into the case, it appears that the fire was an act of sabotage - by a Nazi agent.
Barry becomes the prime suspect, and the innocent man goes on the run across the United States to prove his innocence and find the real culprit. Like most of Hitchcock's films, it's quite suspenseful at times and the actors all deliver strong performances.
The most outstanding factor, though, is the visual effects (namely on the Statue of Liberty during the climax) that still have the same wow-factor as they did 60 years ago. 'Saboteur' is classic Hitchcock, and very good entertainment.
The climax atop the Statue of Liberty is a real humdinger!
This review of Saboteur (1942) was written by Cal ( on 04 Nov 2007.
Saboteur has generally received positive reviews.
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