Blackmail
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Blackmail is a 1929 British thriller film directed by Alfred Hitchcock, often cited as one of the first successful sound films and an early example of his suspenseful style.
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| instanceOf |
British film
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film → thriller film → |
| basedOn |
Blackmail (1928 stage play)
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| basedOnAuthor |
Charles Bennett
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| cinematographyBy |
Jack E. Cox
NERFINISHED
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| countryOfOrigin |
United Kingdom
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| director |
Alfred Hitchcock
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| distributedIn |
United Kingdom
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| distributor |
Wardour Films
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| editedBy |
Emile de Ruelle
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| era |
early sound era of cinema
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| featuresScene |
climactic chase through the British Museum
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| featuresTechnique |
expressionistic lighting
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subjective point-of-view shots → |
| filmFormat |
black-and-white
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| followedBy |
Juno and the Paycock
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| format |
early sound film
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part-silent film → |
| genre |
crime
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thriller → |
| hasTheme |
crime and punishment
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guilt → moral ambiguity → |
| language |
English
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| musicBy |
Harry Stafford
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Hubert Bath → |
| notableFor |
being one of the first successful British sound films
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early example of Alfred Hitchcock's suspense style → |
| partOf |
Alfred Hitchcock filmography
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| plotSummary |
A young woman kills a man in self-defense and becomes the target of blackmail while her detective boyfriend investigates
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| precededBy |
The Manxman
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| productionCompany |
British International Pictures
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| releaseDate |
1929-06-30
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| releaseFormat |
silent version
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sound version → |
| releaseYear |
1929
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| runningTime |
approximately 75 minutes (silent version)
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approximately 84 minutes (sound version) → |
| screenwriter |
Alfred Hitchcock
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Benn W. Levy NERFINISHED → Charles Bennett → |
| settingLocation |
London
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| stars |
Anny Ondra
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Charles Paton → Cyril Ritchard → Donald Calthrop NERFINISHED → John Longden → Sara Allgood → |
| studio |
Elstree Studios
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Referenced by (3)
| Subject (surface form when different) | Predicate |
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Blackmail (1929 film)
("Blackmail (1928 stage play)")
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basedOn |
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Alfred Hitchcock
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directed |
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Alfred Hitchcock
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