Saboteur

Saboteur

Synopsis

Alfred Hitchcock's wartime thriller stars Robert Cummings as a Los Angeles aircraft factory worker who witnesses his plant's firebombing by a Nazi agent. During the deadly explosion, his best friend is killed and he, himself, is wrongly accused of sabotage. To clear his name, he begins a relentless cross-country chase that takes him from Boulder Dam to New York's Radio City Music Hall, and finally, to a harrowing confrontation atop the Statue of Liberty. This film has over 1000 scenes and needed 4500 camera setups. In some scenes, the photography of actors was purposely shot from a mile to a mile and a half away. "It's what strikes the eye that leaves the most lasting impression on moviegoers," Hitchcock said about Saboteur's elaborate settings.