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.| Status: | Released (1948-03-11) |
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| Awards: | 1 win & 3 nominations total |
| Screen: | Hume Cronyn, Patrick Hamilton, Arthur Laurents |
| Productions: | Transatlantic Pictures |
| Production Countries: | United States of America |
| Spoken Languages: | English |
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Casts
- 14504: John Dall - Brandon Shaw
- 12497: Farley Granger - Phillip Morgan
- 854: James Stewart - Rupert Cadell
- 17664: Joan Chandler - Janet Walker
- 17661: Douglas Dick - Kenneth Lawrence
- 17662: Edith Evanson - Mrs. Wilson
- 17660: Constance Collier - Mrs. Anita Atwater
Crews
- 4128: Perc Westmore - Makeup Artist - Costume & Make-Up
- 9064: Adrian - Costume Design - Costume & Make-Up
- 17669: Joseph A. Valentine - Director of Photography - Camera
- 17672: Agnes Flanagan - Hairstylist - Costume & Make-Up
- 17670: Emile Kuri - Set Decoration - Art
- 17916: Charlsie Bryant - Script Supervisor - Directing
- 8722: C.A. Riggs - Sound Designer - Sound
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Can't believe I'm only seeing this now. It's great. Basically a play. There couldn't have been more than 15 shots. Ending had me in tears. Shouts out
Continue reading ->barrymost
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Rope was the first Alfred Hitchcock/James Stewart collaboration. They would go on to do "Rear Window", "The Man Who Knew Too Much", and finally, "Vertigo". This being the first, and also a kind of experimental film on Hitchcock's part, it is the weakest of the four. Shot as a play ....
Continue reading ->CinemaSerf
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Now I may be completely off beam here, but there is something ever so slightly homo-erotic about the relationship between John Dall ("Brandon") and Farley Granger ("Philip") in this rather clunky murder tale that is less of a mystery and more of a bragging exercise. The two, having m ....
Continue reading ->James
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Somebody should have stopped Hitchcock from all this innovating business…
Continue reading ->griggs79
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_Rope_ is often praised for its technical ambition but falls flat in genuine suspense. The single-take gimmick overshadows the storytelling, leaving it feeling more like a stage play trapped in a cinematic format. Jimmy Stewart’s earnest charm feels misplaced here; his usual gravitas ....
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