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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Generate an image of Blackmail (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 10
Blackmail (1929 film) 7
Blackmail (1928 stage play) 1

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Predicate Object
instanceOf British film ⓘ
film ⓘ
thriller film ⓘ
basedOn Blackmail (1928 stage play) ⓘ
linked to: Blackmail
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 ⓘ
linked to: London, England
stars Anny Ondra ⓘ
Charles Paton ⓘ
Cyril Ritchard ⓘ
Donald Calthrop ⓘ
John Longden ⓘ
Sara Allgood ⓘ
studio Elstree Studios ⓘ

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Blackmail (1929 film) → basedOn → Blackmail (1928 stage play) ⓘ
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Michael Balcon → notableWork → Blackmail (1929 film) ⓘ
subject linked to: Sir Michael Balcon
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Sara Allgood → notableWork → Blackmail ⓘ
Alfred Hitchcock filmography → hasPart → Blackmail (1929 film) ⓘ
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British International Pictures → producedFilm → Blackmail (1929 film) ⓘ
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Anny Ondra → notableWork → Blackmail ⓘ
The Manxman → followedBy → Blackmail (1929 film) ⓘ
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John Longden → notableWork → Blackmail ⓘ
Emile de Ruelle → notableWork → Blackmail ⓘ
Emile de Ruelle → workedOn → Blackmail ⓘ
Donald Calthrop → notableWork → Blackmail ⓘ
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Benn W. Levy → notableWork → Blackmail ⓘ
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Jack E. Cox → workedOn → Blackmail (1929 film) ⓘ
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