Rope (1948)

03/11/1948 (US) • 1h 21m

Thriller, Crime, Drama

It begins with a shriek...it ends with a shot! From beginning to end, nothing ever held you like Alfred Hitchcock's ROPE!

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.

Top Billed Cast

James Stewart

Rupert Cadell

John Dall

Brandon Shaw

Farley Granger

Phillip Morgan

Cedric Hardwicke

Mr. Henry Kentley

Constance Collier

Mrs. Anita Atwater

Douglas Dick

Kenneth Lawrence

Edith Evanson

Mrs. Wilson

Dick Hogan

David Kentley

Joan Chandler

Janet Walker

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Status

Released

Original Language

English

Budget

$1,500,000.00

Revenue

$2,200,000.00

Keywords

philosophy

banquet

rope

strangle

based on play or musical

murder

technicolor

dinner party

academia

intense

single location

superiority

gay subtext

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