Strangers on a Train (1951)

  • PG
  • 06/27/1951 (US)
  • Crime, Thriller
  • 1h 41m

It starts with a shriek of a train whistle... and ends with shrieking excitement!

Overview

A charming psychopath tries to coerce a tennis star into his theory that two strangers can commit the perfect crime by exchanging murders—each killing the other’s most-hated person.

Patricia Highsmith

Novel

Czenzi Ormonde

Screenplay

Alfred Hitchcock

Director

Raymond Chandler

Screenplay

Cast

Farley Granger's headshot

Farley Granger

Guy Haines
Ruth Roman's headshot

Ruth Roman

Anne Morton
Robert Walker's headshot

Robert Walker

Bruno Antony
Leo G. Carroll's headshot

Leo G. Carroll

Sen. Morton
Patricia Hitchcock's headshot

Patricia Hitchcock

Barbara Morton
Kasey Rogers's headshot

Kasey Rogers

Miriam Haines
Marion Lorne's headshot

Marion Lorne

Mrs. Antony
Jonathan Hale's headshot

Jonathan Hale

Mr. Antony

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