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Downhill

Play trailer Poster for Downhill 1927,  1h 20m,  Adventure/ Drama Play Trailer Watchlist
Watchlist 83% 6 Reviews Tomatometer 31% 100+ Ratings Popcornmeter
83% Tomatometer 6 Reviews 31% Popcornmeter 100+ Ratings
A young man falls into the European underworld from boarding-school rugby stardom.

Critics Reviews

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Times (UK) Staff The Times (UK) Jul 8, 2020
By sheer technique, [Hitchcock] has managed to breathe some life into it. He has not made it credible -- that would be expecting too much -- but he has at least made it seem far less ridiculous than one could possibly have expected. Go to Full Review
Bob Baker Time Out Mar 20, 2012
It's directed by Hitchcock with imagination and, especially in the first half, much comedy. Go to Full Review
David Parkinson Radio Times Jun 3, 2015
3/5
It's unabashed melodrama, but nevertheless wholly cinematic. Go to Full Review
Emanuel Levy EmanuelLevy.Com Nov 12, 2012
B-
Though not one of Hitchcock's best silents, Downhill, based on theatrical sketches, intriduces themes and images, such as the shared guilt and the prominence of staircases, that would recur in his future, better films. Go to Full Review
Dennis Schwartz Dennis Schwartz Movie Reviews Jul 31, 2012
C
Blame Novello for this turkey, Hitchcock did all he could to make this creaky story work with some creative visuals. Go to Full Review
Fernando F. Croce CinePassion Jul 22, 2012
Astutely keyed to Murnau, Hitchcock finds visual invention everywhere Go to Full Review
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Hagrid S Sep 15, 2018 I spent most of Downhill trying to figure out the motivations of the characters. Certain actions made no sense to me, where others only seemed to happen to further the plot. It seems that Hitchcock hadn't mastered the art of storytelling when he made this picture. See more
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Cast & Crew

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Alfred Hitchcock

Director

Ivor Novello

Roddy Berwick

Ben Webster

Dr. Dawson

Robin Irvine

Tim Wakely

Isabel Jeans

Actor

Ian Hunter

Archie

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Downhill

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Movie Info

Synopsis A young man falls into the European underworld from boarding-school rugby stardom.
Director
Alfred Hitchcock
Screenwriter
Constance Collier, Ivor Novello
Production Co
Gainsborough Pictures
Genre
Adventure, Drama
Release Date (Streaming)
May 23, 2017
Runtime
1h 20m
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