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5.7/10
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An old traditional family and a modern family battle over land in a small English village and almost destroy each other.An old traditional family and a modern family battle over land in a small English village and almost destroy each other.An old traditional family and a modern family battle over land in a small English village and almost destroy each other.
Rodney Ackland
- Man at Auction
- (uncredited)
Ivor Barnard
- Man at Auction
- (uncredited)
Wally Patch
- Van Driver
- (uncredited)
- Director
- Writers
- All cast & crew
- Production, box office & more at IMDbPro
Storyline
Did you know
- TriviaThe title comes from a slang phrase for "an unscrupulous business operation." Although this is a British movie, the term is considered American and dates back to just after the American Civil War (1865-1870). (Not to be confused with the similar-sounding monetary aphorism, "to have skin in the game," which refers to someone who has invested heavily in a business deal or wager.)
- Quotes
[last lines]
Mr. Hillcrist: What is it that gets loose when you start a fight, and makes you what you think you're not? Begin as you may, it ends in this skin game! Skin game! When we began this fight, we'd clean hands. Are they clean now? What's gentility worth if it can't stand fire?
- ConnectionsFeatured in Paul Merton Looks at Alfred Hitchcock (2009)
- SoundtracksHabanera
(1875) (uncredited)
from "Carmen"
Music by Georges Bizet
Libretto by Henri Meilhac and Ludovic Halévy
Excerpt whistled by Jill Esmond
Featured review
Dragging but not awful
"The Skin Game" is not exactly classic Hitchcock-- no one could dispute that. But I still think it does not entirely deserve its bad ratings. There are a few--not too many, but a few-- interesting scenes and surprises. The characters are fairly sympathetic and well-drawn.
I think the fault of "The Skin Game" lies not in the fact that it is a stage-bound play-- Hitchcock worked wonders on screen with stage-bound plays, notably "Rope" and "Dial M for Murder". Perhaps it is that the emotions of the characters are not focused upon-- the camera keeps rather too distant. If the tone were more personal in this film, the performers might have a better chance to hold our interest.
If you are looking for entertainment and stimulation that one can normally find in a Hitchcock-- better to look somewhere else.
I think the fault of "The Skin Game" lies not in the fact that it is a stage-bound play-- Hitchcock worked wonders on screen with stage-bound plays, notably "Rope" and "Dial M for Murder". Perhaps it is that the emotions of the characters are not focused upon-- the camera keeps rather too distant. If the tone were more personal in this film, the performers might have a better chance to hold our interest.
If you are looking for entertainment and stimulation that one can normally find in a Hitchcock-- better to look somewhere else.
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- lauloi
- Jul 26, 2001
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- Release date
- Country of origin
- Language
- Also known as
- Juego sucio
- Filming locations
- Elstree Studios, Borehamwood, Hertfordshire, England, UK(Studio, destroyed during World War II and later rebuilt)
- Production company
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- Runtime1 hour 25 minutes
- Color
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