Rope
1948 · Movie · 1h 21m · PG
ThrillerCrimeDrama
"It begins with a shriek...it ends with a shot! From beginning to end, nothing ever held you like Alfred Hitchcock's ROPE!"
Overview
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
TMDB
7.9/10
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