Rope
“It begins with a shriek...it ends with a shot!”
1948•PG•1h 21m•7.9•Released
ThrillerCrimeDrama
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.
Director
Alfred Hitchcock
Writer
Arthur Laurents
Budget
$2M
Revenue
$2M
Languages
English
Studio
Transatlantic Pictures
Cast
James Stewart
Rupert Cadell
John Dall
Brandon Shaw
Farley Granger
Phillip Morgan
Cedric Hardwicke
Mr. Henry Kentley
Constance Collier
Mrs. Anita Atwater
Douglas Dick
Kenneth Lawrence
Edith Evanson
Mrs. Wilson
Dick Hogan
David Kentley
Joan Chandler
Janet Walker
Alfred Hitchcock
Man Walking in Street (uncredited)
Production
Company
Transatlantic Pictures
Producer
Alfred Hitchcock
Producer
Sidney Bernstein
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