Movie
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.
Details
- Release date
- 1948-02-01
- Runtime
- 81 min
- Genres
- Thriller, Crime, Drama
- Status
- Released
- Production
- Transatlantic Pictures
- Country
- United States of America
- Original language
- EN
Cast
- James Stewart as Rupert Cadell
- John Dall as Brandon Shaw
- Farley Granger as Phillip Morgan
- Cedric Hardwicke as Mr. Henry Kentley
- Constance Collier as Mrs. Anita Atwater
- Douglas Dick as Kenneth Lawrence
- Edith Evanson as Mrs. Wilson
- Dick Hogan as David Kentley
- Joan Chandler as Janet Walker
- Alfred Hitchcock as Man Walking in Street (uncredited)
Crew
- Alfred Hitchcock - Director
- Arthur Laurents - Screenplay
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