Alfred Hitchcok - Ricatto (1928) [DVD5 PAL]

Alfred Hitchcok - Ricatto (1928) [DVD5 PAL]


Original title Blackmail
Original language English
Country of manufacture United Kingdom
Year 1929
Duration 96 min
Technical data B / N
ratio: 1.20: 1
Drama genre, thriller
Directed by Alfred Hitchcock
Subject from the comedy by Charles Bennett

Interpreters and characters

Anny Ondra, Alice White
Sara Allgood, Mrs. White
Charles Paton, Mr. White
John Longden, Detective Frank Webber
Donald Calthrop, Tracy
Cyril Ritchard, The Artist - Mr. Crewe
Hannah Jones, The Caretaker - Mrs. Humphries
Harvey Braban, Chief Inspector
Sergeant Bishop, Inspector Sergeant
Joan Barry, Alice White (vocals)
Phyllis Konstam, the woman by the hour


It is the first English sound film. Initially it was shot as a silent film, in which only the last reel had to be soundtracked, but the director opposed it, and it was therefore decided to rewind some scenes while also recording the sound and dialogue.