Two years ago I saw the theater version of this in London, England; and two weeks ago I caught it again in Gananoque, Ontario. The theater version is composed of only four actors and uses every scene from the movie, turning it into a much more humorous version. The play, and film, are both worth seeing as they are good in their own rights.A Canadian (woot!) is at a show in London when a counterespionage agent asks to hide in his apartment, but when she is killed that night, he flees and tries to stop a plot to sneak top secret information of the country. In a great example of a dark comedy, that works well on both levels. The film pushes things to make them funny without making them absurd, and it works wonderfully. Hitchcock lulls the viewer into a state of readiness by starting a scene with what appears to be a break in the running from the law, then all of a sudden someone identifies him and he's on the run again - the viewer isn't given a chance to relax, it's go from start to finish. With great acting, great dialogue, and with Hitchcock's signature style, it's a joy of a ride.
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