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Strangers on a Train
Alfred Hitchcock
(1951)
96min
PG Certificate
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Review
Our Score
by
David Parkinson
This splendid thriller is testimony to Alfred Hitchcock's mastery of technique and his ability to transform even the most unpromising start into a gripping movie. After nearly a dozen writers had turned down the chance to adapt Patricia Highsmith's novel, Raymond Chandler stepped into the breach, only to disagree with Hitch on several key scenes and suffer the humiliation of having his dialogue polished by Czenzi Ormonde, a staff writer. Hitchcock was also underwhelmed by Farley Granger in a role he felt cried out for William Holden. Nevertheless, he turns the murderous proposal of eccentric playboy Robert Walker to tennis champ Granger into a true nail-biter, with the two fairground scenes outstanding. He did approve of one casting decision, however - his daughter Patricia plays Ruth Roman's suspicious sister.
Summary
A charming psychopath meets a tennis professional on a train and suggests that they each commit a murder on the other's behalf. However, when the deranged man goes through with his part of the deal, the sportsman faces a race against time to prove his innocence. Alfred Hitchcock's thriller, based on the novel by Patricia Highsmith, starring Robert Walker, Farley Granger and Ruth Roman.
Cast & Crew
Bruno Anthony
Robert Walker
Guy Haines
Farley Granger
Anne Morton
Ruth Roman
Sen Morton
Leo G Carroll
Barbara Morton
Patricia Hitchcock
Miriam Joyce Haines
Kasey Rogers
Mrs Anthony
Marion Lorne
Mr Anthony
Jonathan Hale
Police Cpt Turley
Howard St John
Professor Collins
John Brown
Director
Alfred Hitchcock
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Other Information
Language:
English
Black and white
Theatrical distributor:
Warner Bros Pictures Ltd
Guidance:
Contains some violence
Available on:
video and DVD
Released on:
13 Aug 1999
Drama
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