Rope
1948 · ★ 8 · Dir. Alfred Hitchcock
It begins with a shriek...it ends with a shot! From beginning to end, nothing ever held you like Alfred Hitchcock's ROPE!
Two men murder a man in cold blood for the thrills and invite his parents over for a celebration to prove they have committed the perfect crime, yet they also have to deal with their former schoolmaster, whom is becoming suspicious.
- Released
- 1948-03-11
- Runtime
- 81 min
- Rated
- PG
- Language
- EN
- Budget
- $1.5M
- Box office
- $2.2M
- IMDb
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▶ The Opening Scene from Rope (1948) | Hitchcock Presents▶ In Defence Of Murder "Rope" | Hitchcock Presents▶ Rupert's Suspicious "Rope" | Hitchcock Presents▶ The Piano Interrogation | Alfred Hitchcock's 'Rope' (1948)▶ The Perfect Murder (Opening Scene) | Alfred Hitchcock's 'Rope' (1948)▶ Original Theatrical Trailer
Top billed cast
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John Dall
Brandon Shaw
James Stewart
Rupert Cadell
Farley Granger
Phillip Morgan
Constance Collier
Mrs. Anita Atwater
Douglas Dick
Kenneth Lawrence
Edith Evanson
Mrs. Wilson
Dick Hogan
David Kentley
Joan Chandler
Janet Walker
Cedric Hardwicke
Mr. Henry Kentley
Alfred Hitchcock
Man Walking in Street After Opening Credits (uncredited)
Keywords
MurderPhilosophyLong takeGay interestBased on play or musicalPlaying godDinner partyPlanned murderGay themeRopeNietzscheBanquetFootlockerStrangleOne locationTechnicolorHomosexual subtextAcademiaThe perfect murderThe perfect crimeRestricted settingGay killer
