Rope (1948)

  • PG
  • 08/26/1948 (US)
  • Thriller, Crime, Drama
  • 1h 21m

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.

Alfred Hitchcock

Director

Arthur Laurents

Screenplay

Cast

James Stewart's headshot

James Stewart

Rupert Cadell
John Dall's headshot

John Dall

Brandon Shaw
Farley Granger's headshot

Farley Granger

Phillip Morgan
Cedric Hardwicke's headshot

Cedric Hardwicke

Mr. Henry Kentley
Constance Collier's headshot

Constance Collier

Mrs. Anita Atwater
Douglas Dick's headshot

Douglas Dick

Kenneth Lawrence
Edith Evanson's headshot

Edith Evanson

Mrs. Wilson
Dick Hogan's headshot

Dick Hogan

David Kentley

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