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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Blackmail canonical 7
Blackmail (1929 film) 4
Blackmail (1928 stage play) 1

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

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Alfred Hitchcock notableWork Blackmail
Alfred Hitchcock directed Blackmail
Blackmail basedOn Blackmail self-linksurface differs
subject surface form: Blackmail (1929 film)
this entity surface form: Blackmail (1928 stage play)
Sir Michael Balcon notableWork Blackmail
subject surface form: Michael Balcon
this entity surface form: Blackmail (1929 film)
Sara Allgood notableWork Blackmail
Alfred Hitchcock filmography hasPart Blackmail
this entity surface form: Blackmail (1929 film)
British International Pictures producedFilm Blackmail
this entity surface form: Blackmail (1929 film)
Anny Ondra notableWork Blackmail
The Manxman followedBy Blackmail
this entity surface form: Blackmail (1929 film)
John Longden notableWork Blackmail
Emile de Ruelle notableWork Blackmail
Emile de Ruelle workedOn Blackmail