James Stewart
Rupert Cadell
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Rope (1948) cast and crew credits, including actors, actresses, directors, writers and more.
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: Directed by Alfred Hitchcock. With Dick Hogan, John Dall, Farley Granger, Edith Evanson. Two men try to convince themselves they've committed the perfect murder by hosting a dinner party after strangling a former classmate to death.
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- Crime, Drama, Mystery
- Alfred Hitchcock
- 1948-09-25
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.
Cast: James Stewart (Rupert Cadell), John Dall (Brandon Shaw), Farley Granger (Phillip Morgan), Sir Cedric Hardwicke (Mr. Kentley), Constance Collier (Mrs. Atwater), Douglas Dick (Kenneth Lawrence) C-81m.
Adaptation. 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.
