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Rope (1948)

PG ★ 7.9/10 81 min Thriller, Crime, Drama United States English
Director: Alfred Hitchcock
Theatre Play: Patrick Hamilton
Adaptation: Hume Cronyn
Screenplay by: Arthur Laurents
Streaming: Not available
It begins with a shriek...it ends with a shot! From beginning to end, nothing ever held you like Alfred Hitchcock's ROPE!

Description

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.

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Top Cast

James Stewart
James Stewart Rupert Cadell
John Dall
John Dall Brandon Shaw
Farley Granger
Farley Granger Phillip Morgan
Cedric Hardwicke
Cedric Hardwicke Mr. Henry Kentley
Constance Collier
Constance Collier Mrs. Anita Atwater
Douglas Dick
Douglas Dick Kenneth Lawrence
Edith Evanson
Edith Evanson Mrs. Wilson
Dick Hogan
Dick Hogan David Kentley

Rope Appears on 13 Curated Movie Lists

Canon Institutions

1001 Movies You Must See Before You Die (2024)
1001 Movies You Must See Before You Die #794

Critic Curated

Paste Magazines 50 Best Films Of The 1940s
Paste Magazine #41

Filmmaker Curation

Edgar Wright's 1000 Favorite Movies
Letterboxd #116

Identity Theme

Your Queer Film Watchlist
British Film Institute #151

Letterboxd Lists

Letterboxd 120 Highest Rated 1940-1949 Films
Letterboxd #23
Letterboxd Top 100 Movies Rated G Or PG
Letterboxd #89
Showdown 24 Hours
Letterboxd Showdown #13
Showdown Good Time
Letterboxd Showdown #06
Showdown Panic Room
Letterboxd Showdown #09
Showdown Paths Of Glory
Letterboxd Showdown #08
Showdown Stage Door
Letterboxd Showdown #12
Showdown The Odd Couple
Letterboxd Showdown #17
Showdown Tight Spot
Letterboxd Showdown #13

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