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Strangers on a Train

Strangers on a Train

It starts with a shriek of a train whistle... and ends with shrieking excitement!

19517.71h 41m

Overview

A charming psychopath tries to coerce a tennis star into his theory that two strangers can commit the perfect crime by exchanging murders—each killing the other’s most-hated person.

Directed by Alfred Hitchcock
Written by Patricia Highsmith, Raymond Chandler, Czenzi Ormonde
Produced by Alfred Hitchcock
Box OfficeBudget: $1.2MRevenue: $7.0M

Top Cast

Farley Granger

Farley Granger

Guy Haines

Ruth Roman

Ruth Roman

Anne Morton

Robert Walker

Robert Walker

Bruno Antony

Leo G. Carroll

Leo G. Carroll

Sen. Morton

Patricia Hitchcock

Patricia Hitchcock

Barbara Morton

Kasey Rogers

Kasey Rogers

Miriam Haines

Marion Lorne

Marion Lorne

Mrs. Antony

Jonathan Hale

Jonathan Hale

Mr. Antony

Howard St. John

Howard St. John

Police Capt. Turley

John Brown

John Brown

Prof. Collins

Themes & Keywords

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About Strangers on a Train

Strangers on a Train is a crime, thriller film released in 1951 exploring themes of infidelity, island, based on novel or book, perfect crime, psychopath, obsession. Directed by Alfred Hitchcock, it stars Farley Granger, Ruth Roman, Robert Walker. A charming psychopath tries to coerce a tennis star into his theory that two strangers can commit the perfect crime by exchanging murders—each killing the other’s most-hated person.

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