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Rope

Rope

It begins with a shriek...it ends with a shot! From beginning to end, nothing ever held you like Alfred Hitchcock's ROPE!

19487.91h 21m

Overview

Two young men attempt to prove they committed the perfect murder by hosting a dinner party for the family of a classmate they just strangled to death.

Directed by Alfred Hitchcock
Written by Patrick Hamilton, Hume Cronyn, Arthur Laurents
Produced by Sidney Bernstein, Alfred Hitchcock
Box OfficeBudget: $1.5MRevenue: $2.2M

Top Cast

James Stewart

James Stewart

Rupert Cadell

John Dall

John Dall

Brandon Shaw

Farley Granger

Farley Granger

Phillip Morgan

Cedric Hardwicke

Cedric Hardwicke

Mr. Henry Kentley

Constance Collier

Constance Collier

Mrs. Anita Atwater

Douglas Dick

Douglas Dick

Kenneth Lawrence

Edith Evanson

Edith Evanson

Mrs. Wilson

Dick Hogan

Dick Hogan

David Kentley

Joan Chandler

Joan Chandler

Janet Walker

Alfred Hitchcock

Alfred Hitchcock

Man Walking in Street (uncredited)

Themes & Keywords

philosophybanquetropestranglebased on play or musicalmurderdinner partyacademiasuspicioussuspensefulintensesuperiority

About Rope

Rope is a thriller, crime, drama film released in 1948 exploring themes of philosophy, banquet, rope, strangle, based on play or musical, murder. Directed by Alfred Hitchcock, it stars James Stewart, John Dall, Farley Granger. Two young men attempt to prove they committed the perfect murder by hosting a dinner party for the family of a classmate they just strangled to death.

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