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Rope

Name: Rope
Director: Alfred Hitchcock
Genre: Thriller, Crime/detective, Drama, Mystery
Released: 1948
Duration: 1 h 16 min
Cast: James Stewart, John Dall, Farley Granger, Cedric Hardwicke, Joan Chandler

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Thriller
Crime/detective

1948
Alfred Hitchcock
76 mins
PG

Summary

Thriller directed by Alfred Hitchcock, starring James Stewart, John Dall and Farley Granger. After committing a cold-blooded murder and hiding the corpse, two young killers host a party for the dead man's family and friends.

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A star rating of 3 out of 5.

Robyn Karney

This thriller from Alfred Hitchcock is more interesting today for its use of continuous long takes. The plot sees two homosexual student murderers (Farley Granger and John Dall) giving a party in a posh New York apartment for academic James Stewart and relatives of the young victim, whose body is present in a trunk from which they serve the drinks. Curiously devoid of suspense, the film is more an intriguing cerebral exercise, famous as an experiment in technique, than a characteristic Hitchcockian entertainment. Based on the real-life Leopold and Loeb case, it remains historically interesting, but both subject (see Richard Fleischer's 1959 film Compulsion) and technique have moved on, and Rope, today, is a disappointing addition to the great director's canon of work.

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7.9/10

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rolenameRupert CadellJames StewartJohn BrandonJohn DallPhillip MorganFarley GrangerMr KentleyCedric HardwickeJanet WalkerJoan ChandlerMrs AtwaterConstance CollierMrs WilsonEdith EvansonKenneth LawrenceDouglas DickDavid KentleyDick Hogan