Rope
1948 · Movie · PG · 81 min · ★ 7.9 · 83% critics
Two young men try to prove they committed the perfect murder by hosting a dinner party for the family of a classmate they recently killed. The evening unfolds in one upscale apartment space as their confidence collides with growing unease and the constant risk of discovery.
Based on Rope
Also known as Alfred Hitchcock's Rope
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Details
- Years
- 1948
- Release date
- 1948-02-01
- Language
- English
- Rated
- PG
- Runtime
- 81 min
- Critic score
- 83/100
- TMDB rating
- 7.9/10 (3,008 votes)
- Budget
- $1,500,000
About
You’ll like Rope if you enjoy tense, talk-driven crime theater with an unusual one-location setup, but Not for you if you want a traditional whodunnit, or if you prefer faster, more conventional thrillers like Dial M for Murder.
Pros: one-room tension; sharp dialogue; memorable theatrics | Cons: uneven suspense; dated attitude; some annoying pacing
Themes
- philosophy
- banquet
- rope
- strangle
- based on play or musical
- murder
- dinner party
- academia
- suspicious
- suspenseful
- intense
- superiority
Cast & crew
James Stewart
as Rupert Cadell
John Dall
as Brandon Shaw
Farley Granger
as Phillip Morgan
Cedric Hardwicke
as Mr. Henry Kentley
Constance Collier
as Mrs. Anita Atwater
Douglas Dick
as Kenneth Lawrence
Edith Evanson
as Mrs. Wilson
Dick Hogan
as David Kentley
Joan Chandler
as Janet Walker
Alfred Hitchcock
as Man Walking in Street (uncredited)
Directed by Alfred Hitchcock