Rope
1948 · Movie · 80 min. · United States
Brandon and Philip are two young men who share a New York apartment. They consider themselves intellectually superior to their friend David Kentley and as a consequence decide to murder him. Together they strangle David with a rope and placing the body in an old chest, they proceed to hold a small party. The guests include David's father, his fiancée Janet and their old schoolteacher Rupert from whom they mistakenly took their ideas. As Brandon becomes increasingly more daring, Rupert begins to suspect.
Direction Alfred Hitchcock
Cast James Stewart · John Dall · Farley Granger · Cedric Hardwicke · Joan Chandler · Douglas Dick · Constance Collier · Dick Hogan
Soundtrack Leo F. Forbstein
Screenplay Arthur Laurents · Hume Cronyn
Cinematography Joseph A. Valentine · William V. Skall
Original title Rope
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