This is one of Hitchcock's early works, before he got to be nicknamed as The Master of Suspense. Therefore, it may not be considered truly "hitchcockian" for some. But for those who love his cinema in general, then this is a good bet.
In my opinion, this movie is interesting enough without being that intriguing. There is some action in it, but it's a very elderly type of action. There is some suspense, but not much.
The best thing about this movie is the magnificent swiss scenario. Scenario aside, the best moments of the movie are any with the fantastic actor Peter Lorre. With his charm and charisma, he makes the movie better. Apparently he couldn't speak English at this stage yet, but you couldn't tell that in the movie.
The cover of the movie is hilarious. I wonder why in the world would they put Peter Lorre's face green as if he was an ogre...
Even though this film might not be that "hitchcockian" (that is, at least in the traditional sense of the word), it is, like all Hitchcock's films, strange and weird.
This movie had a remake (made by Hitchcock himself) but I've never seen it.
In my opinion, this movie is interesting enough without being that intriguing. There is some action in it, but it's a very elderly type of action. There is some suspense, but not much.
The best thing about this movie is the magnificent swiss scenario. Scenario aside, the best moments of the movie are any with the fantastic actor Peter Lorre. With his charm and charisma, he makes the movie better. Apparently he couldn't speak English at this stage yet, but you couldn't tell that in the movie.
The cover of the movie is hilarious. I wonder why in the world would they put Peter Lorre's face green as if he was an ogre...
Even though this film might not be that "hitchcockian" (that is, at least in the traditional sense of the word), it is, like all Hitchcock's films, strange and weird.
This movie had a remake (made by Hitchcock himself) but I've never seen it.