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Find out who starred in the Alfred Hitchcock thriller Rope, based on a play by Patrick Hamilton. See the names and roles of the actors, writers, producers, and other crew members.
Rope is a 1948 American psychological crime thriller film directed by Alfred Hitchcock, based on the 1929 play of the same name by Patrick Hamilton. The film was adapted by Hume Cronyn with a screenplay by Arthur Laurents .
Rope is a crime drama mystery film directed by Alfred Hitchcock, starring James Stewart, John Dall and Farley Granger. It tells the story of two men who murder a former classmate and host a dinner party to prove their intellectual superiority.
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- Crime, Drama, Mystery
- Alfred Hitchcock
- 1948-09-25
Arthur Laurents. Screenplay. Patrick Hamilton. Theatre Play. Two men murder a man in cold blood for the thrill and invite his parents over for a celebration to prove they have committed the perfect crime, but they also have to deal with their former schoolmaster, who becomes suspicious.
Cast. in credits order (verified as complete) James Stewart - Rupert Cadell. John Dall - Brandon Shaw. Farley Granger - Phillip Morgan. Cedric Hardwicke - Mr. Kentley (as Sir Cedric Hardwicke) Constance Collier - Mrs. Atwater. Douglas Dick - Kenneth Lawrence. Edith Evanson - Mrs. Wilson.
The movie starred James Stewart, John Dall and Farley Granger in a movie version of a play that was inspired by the Leopold-Loeb murder case. In the play, two homosexual college students become fascinated by their philosophy professor’s ideas about the “innate superiority” of some people over others.
Find out who starred in and made Alfred Hitchcock's classic thriller Rope, released in 1948. See the full list of actors, directors, writers, producers, and more on Moviefone.
