Overview:
An ex-tennis pro carries out a plot to have his wealthy wife murdered after discovering she is having an affair, and assumes she will soon leave him for the other man anyway.| Status: | Released (1954-05-29) |
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| Awards: | Nominated for 1 BAFTA Award5 wins & 3 nominations total |
| BoxOffice: | $24,845 |
| Screen: | Frederick Knott |
| Productions: | Warner Bros. Pictures |
| Production Countries: | United States of America |
| Spoken Languages: | English |
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Casts
- 7124: Ray Milland - Tony Wendice
- 4070: Grace Kelly - Margot Wendice
- 7125: Robert Cummings - Mark Halliday
- 5182: John Williams - Chief Inspector Hubbard
- 7682: Anthony Dawson - Charles Swann
- 1217924: Leo Britt - Storyteller
- 73980: Patrick Allen - Detective Pearson
Crews
- 4126: George James Hopkins - Set Decoration - Art
- 7126: Rudi Fehr - Editor - Editing
- 2654: Robert Burks - Director of Photography - Camera
- 2636: Alfred Hitchcock - Director - Directing
- 4082: Dimitri Tiomkin - Original Music Composer - Sound
- 2636: Alfred Hitchcock - Producer - Production
- 7127: Edward Carrere - Art Direction - Art
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Reviews
talisencrw
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I used to consider this second-tier Hitchcock, but a re-watch proved to me just how excellent the script and directing were, as well as how stellar and underrated both Grace Kelly and Ray Milland tend to be, at least presently, three generations after the fact. The suspense is tied t ....
Continue reading ->John Chard
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No, I'm afraid my murders would be something like my bridge: I'd make some stupid mistake and never realize it until I found everybody was looking at me. Middle tier Hitchcock it may be, by his own admission, but it's still one of the finest mystery thrillers around. Ray Milland ....
Continue reading ->barrymost
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Just with a glance at the cast list and the knowledge that it's directed by the legendary film-making genius Alfred Hitchcock, you know it's going to be good. This taut, nicely-done thriller was originally filmed in 3D, though I wouldn't say it's any less effective when viewed norma ....
Continue reading ->Jack
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While this is not one of the most popular Alfred Hitchcock films out there, it is still brilliant. You can immediately recognise this film has Sir Alfred Hitchcock’s signature on it from the way the film is shot and its story is told. I did not know anything about the film befo ....
Continue reading ->katch22
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It is very obvious that this was written as a play. It is very heavy on exposition to cover almost all activities that take place outside of the "essentially" one room of the apartment. Nothing wrong with that, but it gives the film a different feel. This is more of an intellectua ....
Continue reading ->CinemaSerf
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This is definitely my favourite Hitchcock thriller. Adapted from Frederick Knott's equally enduring stage play; Ray Milland is wonderfully suave, debonaire and calculating as "Tony" who goes to some effort to enact the perfect murder to despatch his cheating wife (Grace Kelly). He hi ....
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