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Summary
When school captain Roddy Berwick takes the blame for his friend’s scandal, he is expelled and disowned by his family. Cast out of his privileged world, Roddy drifts through a series of humiliations—from waiter to penniless actor to gigolo—descending ever further into ruin and self-disgust.
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- Friends night
- Drop-in friendly
- Thought-provoking
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- You need an uplifting mood
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Cast
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Ivor NovelloRoddy Berwick
Ben WebsterDr. Dawson
Norman McKinnelSir Thomas Berwick
Robin IrvineTim Wakeley
Jerrold RobertshawThe Rev. Henry Wakeley
Sybil RhodaSybil Wakeley
Annette BensonMabel
Lilian BraithwaiteLady Berwick
Isabel JeansJulia
Ian HunterArchie
Hannah JonesDresser
Violet FarebrotherPoetess
Alf GoddardSailor
Constance CollierDance Hall Lady with Purse (uncredited)
Crew
- Directed by
- Alfred Hitchcock
- Written by
- Eliot Stannard, Constance Collier, Ivor Novello
- Produced by
- Michael Balcon, C.M. Woolf
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Facts
October 24, 1927 · 1 h 46 min · NR
- Released
- October 24, 1927
- Runtime
- 1 h 46 min
- Age rating
- NR
- Genres
- Drama
- Original language
- English
- Also spoken
- xx
- Made in
- United Kingdom
- Available in
- 139 countries
Tropes
Unexpected Inheritance, Dramatic Sit-Down, Ye Olde Butcherede Englishe +9
Q&A
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Questions about Downhill
Quick answers from GoodWatch data.
Is Downhill worth watching?
Mostly, it's well received, with a GoodWatch score of 66 (IMDb 6 and Rotten Tomatoes 83%). Critics rate it higher (83 out of 100) than audiences (46).
Will I feel good after watching Downhill?
Probably not: the title analysis rates it 9 of 10 for melancholy and 8 for bleakness, against 2 for hopefulness.
Is Downhill plot-driven or character-driven?
Mostly character-driven: it leans on pathos (8 of 10) and character depth (7 of 10) more than on its plot.