Thriller ·Crime ·Drama · United States of America · 1948 · 1h 21m

Rope

Rope poster
Director
Alfred Hitchcock
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
Crew
Joseph A. Valentine — Director of Photography William V. Skall — Director of Photography William H. Ziegler — Editor Arthur Laurents — Screenplay Alfred Hitchcock — Producer Sidney Bernstein — Producer
Tagline

It begins with a shriek...it ends with a shot! From beginning to end, nothing ever held you like Alfred Hitchcock's ROPE!

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.

Trailer Rope — Official Trailer
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Mood & Themes
philosophybanquetropestranglebased on play or musicalmurderdinner partyacademiasuspicioussuspensefulintensesuperiority
Key Collaborators
Alfred Hitchcock Director Joseph A. Valentine Director of Photography William V. Skall Director of Photography William H. Ziegler Editor Arthur Laurents Screenplay Alfred Hitchcock Producer Sidney Bernstein Producer Adrian Costume Design
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