Strangers on a Train
“It starts with a shriek of a train whistle... and ends with shrieking excitement!”
1951•PG•1h 41m•7.7•Released
CrimeThrillerDrama
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.
Director
Alfred Hitchcock
Writer
Raymond Chandler, Czenzi Ormonde
Budget
$1M
Revenue
$7M
Languages
French, English
Studio
Warner Bros. Pictures
Cast
Farley Granger
Guy Haines
Ruth Roman
Anne Morton
Robert Walker
Bruno Antony
Leo G. Carroll
Senator Morton
Patricia Hitchcock
Barbara Morton
Kasey Rogers
Miriam Haines
Marion Lorne
Mrs. Antony
Jonathan Hale
Mr. Antony
Howard St. John
Captain Turley
John Brown
Prof. Collins
Norma Varden
Mrs. Cunningham
Robert Gist
Leslie Hennessey
Brooks Benedict
Tennis Umpire (uncredited)
John Doucette
Detective Hammond (uncredited)
Harry Hines
Man Under Merry-Go-Round (uncredited)
Production
Company
Warner Bros. Pictures
Company
Transatlantic Pictures
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