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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 .
- $1,510,000 or, $2 million
- Alfred Hitchcock, Uncredited:, Sidney Bernstein
Find out who starred in the Hitchcock thriller Rope (1948), based on a play by Patrick Hamilton and adapted by Hume Cronyn. See the names of the actors, directors, writers, producers, and more who worked on this classic film.
Rope: Directed by Alfred Hitchcock. With Dick Hogan, John Dall, Farley Granger, Edith Evanson. Two men attempt to prove they committed the perfect crime by hosting a dinner party after strangling their former classmate to death.
- (150K)
- 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.
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.
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.
Learn about the actors, directors, writers and other crew members of Rope, a 1948 drama film by Alfred Hitchcock. The film follows two college friends who commit a murder and try to cover it up at a dinner party.
