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A Balasaur Score of 81 out of 100, drawn from IMDb 7.9/10, Rotten Tomatoes 93%, Metacritic 73/100. Scores higher than 81% of the 108 1940s thriller movies in this catalog. It runs a compact 1h 21m.
Synopsis
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.
Ratings
IMDb7.9/10
Rotten Tomatoes93%
Metacritic73/100
3,082 audience votes
Key crew
- Alfred HitchcockDirector
- Arthur LaurentsScreenplay
Cast
- James StewartRupert Cadell
- John DallBrandon Shaw
- Farley GrangerPhillip Morgan
- Cedric HardwickeMr. Henry Kentley
- Constance CollierMrs. Anita Atwater
- Douglas DickKenneth Lawrence
- Edith EvansonMrs. Wilson
- Dick HoganDavid Kentley
- Joan ChandlerJanet Walker
- Alfred HitchcockMan Walking in Street (uncredited)
Stills
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Themes
philosophybanquetropestranglebased on play or musicalmurderdinner partyacademiasuspicioussuspensefulintensesuperiority
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