Crime ·Thriller · United States of America · 1951 · 1h 41m

Strangers on a Train

Director

Cast

Farley Granger as Guy Haines Ruth Roman as Anne Morton Robert Walker as Bruno Antony Leo G. Carroll as Sen. Morton Patricia Hitchcock as Barbara Morton Kasey Rogers as Miriam Haines

Crew

Robert Burks — Director of Photography William H. Ziegler — Editor Dimitri Tiomkin — Original Music Composer Czenzi Ormonde — Screenplay Raymond Chandler — Screenplay Patricia Highsmith — Novel

Tagline

It starts with a shriek of a train whistle... and ends with shrieking excitement!

Synopsis

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.

Trailer

Official Trailer youtube.com

Mood & Themes

infidelity island based on novel or book perfect crime psychopath obsession detective suspicion theory carousel lighter film noir

Key Collaborators

Alfred Hitchcock Director Robert Burks Director of Photography William H. Ziegler Editor Dimitri Tiomkin Original Music Composer Czenzi Ormonde Screenplay Raymond Chandler Screenplay Patricia Highsmith Novel Alfred Hitchcock Producer Leah Rhodes Costume Design

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