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Blackmail (1929)

Directed by Alfred Hitchcock · 86 min · Drama, Thriller, Crime

27.6 TOPICAL score · #3,766 of 6,776 films

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London, 1929. Frank Webber, a very busy Scotland Yard detective, seems to be more interested in his work than in Alice White, his girlfriend. Feeling herself ignored, Alice agrees to go out with an elegant and well-mannered artist who invites her to visit his fancy apartment.

Blackmail (1929, directed by Alfred Hitchcock) has a TOPICAL score of 27.6 - ranked 3,766 of the 6,776 films TOPICAL scores. It scores highest on critics and historical impact, and lowest on awards. Critics: 88% on Rotten Tomatoes · 8.1/10 critics' average. Audiences: TMDB 6.5/10 (293 ratings). Wikipedia covers it in 32 languages.

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Each bar: better than this % of the 6,776 films we score. How the score works.

Critics79
Audience32
Awards0
Historical impact41
Lasting engagement32
Cast20
Legacy & cult status-

Starring: Anny Ondra, Sara Allgood (actor #1,480), Charles Paton, John Longden

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