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Rope

  • 19481948
  • ApprovedApproved
  • 1h 20m
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7.9/10
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James Stewart, Joan Chandler, and John Dall in Rope (1948)
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Two men attempt to prove they committed the perfect crime by hosting a dinner party after strangling their former classmate to death.Two men attempt to prove they committed the perfect crime by hosting a dinner party after strangling their former classmate to death.Two men attempt to prove they committed the perfect crime by hosting a dinner party after strangling their former classmate to death.
IMDb RATING
7.9/10
146K
YOUR RATING
POPULARITY
4,131
842
    • Alfred Hitchcock
  • Writers
    • Hume Cronyn(adapted by)
    • Patrick Hamilton(from the play by)
    • Arthur Laurents(screenplay)
  • Stars
    • James Stewart
    • John Dall
    • Farley Granger
    • Alfred Hitchcock
  • Writers
    • Hume Cronyn(adapted by)
    • Patrick Hamilton(from the play by)
    • Arthur Laurents(screenplay)
  • Stars
    • James Stewart
    • John Dall
    • Farley Granger
  • See production, box office & company info
    • 447User reviews
    • 139Critic reviews
    • 73Metascore
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    Official Trailer
    Trailer 2:26
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    James Stewart and Farley Granger in Rope (1948)
    James Stewart, John Dall, and Farley Granger in Rope (1948)
    James Stewart, John Dall, and Farley Granger in Rope (1948)
    John Dall and Farley Granger in Rope (1948)
    James Stewart behind the scenes of "Rope," 1948.
    Alfred Hitchcock on the set of "Rope." 1948 Warner Bros.
    Alfred Hitchcock on the set of "Rope" with Joan Chandler, 1948.
    Alfred Hitchcock on teh set of "Rope" wit J. Stewart. 1948 Warner Bros.
    Alfred Hitchcock on the set of "Rope" 1948 Warner Bros.
    James Stewart on the set of "Rope." 1948 Warner
    James Stewart on the set of "Rope." 1948 Warner
    "Rope," Joan Chandler and Director Alfred Hitchcock. 1948 Warner

    Top cast

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    James Stewart
    James Stewart
    • Rupert Cadell
    John Dall
    John Dall
    • Brandon
    Farley Granger
    Farley Granger
    • Phillip
    Dick Hogan
    Dick Hogan
    • David Kentley
    Edith Evanson
    Edith Evanson
    • Mrs. Wilson
    Douglas Dick
    Douglas Dick
    • Kenneth
    Joan Chandler
    Joan Chandler
    • Janet
    Cedric Hardwicke
    Cedric Hardwicke
    • Mr. Kentley
    • (as Sir Cedric Hardwicke)
    Constance Collier
    Constance Collier
    • Mrs. Atwater
    Alfred Hitchcock
    Alfred Hitchcock
    • Man Walking in Street After Opening Credits
    • (uncredited)
      • Alfred Hitchcock
    • Writers
      • Hume Cronyn(adapted by)
      • Patrick Hamilton(from the play by)
      • Arthur Laurents(screenplay)
    • All cast & crew
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    Storyline

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    • Trivia
      Since the filming times were so long, everybody on the set tried their best to avoid any mistakes. At one point in the movie, the camera dolly ran over and broke a cameraman's foot, but to keep filming, he was gagged and dragged off. Another time, a woman puts her glass down but misses the table. A stagehand had to rush up and catch it before the glass hit the ground. Both parts are used in the final cut.
    • Goofs
      When Phillip and Brandon put David in the chest, the rope is clearly around David's neck and completely inside the box. But in a few minutes Phillip finds the rope hanging, very far, outside the box.
    • Quotes

      Mrs. Atwater: Do you know, when I was a girl I used to read quite a bit.

      Brandon: We all do strange things in our childhood.

    • Crazy credits
      The closing credits list the victim David Kentley first, and the rest of the cast as credited with a phrase describing their relation to him ("His friends - Brandon, Phillip", "David's girl - Janet", etc) and use only a first/last name.

      Rupert Cadell is listed last, and with his full name and without any phrase of relation.
    • Connections
      Featured in James Stewart: A Wonderful Life - Hosted by Johnny Carson (1987)
    • Soundtracks
      Mouvement perpetuel no. 1
      (1919) (uncredited)

      Written by Francis Poulenc

      Played on the piano

    User reviews447

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    Featured review
    8/10
    One of Hitchcock's greatest
    What an unusual Hitchcock film... such a small cast, and the whole film consists of long takes. Before seeing this, I had heard enormously positive things about it... most of them coming from my father, who hadn't seen it for about fifteen years. I had high expectations for the film, but I must say it exceeded them. Though there are only a few cuts in this film, meaning the camera is running almost non-stop, Hitchcock makes great use of it; he manages to fit in many of his trademark angles and closeups in, without it seeming forced. At one point, the camera focuses for a minute and a half on an inanimate object with only one visible character moving back and forth near it, and he manages to drench the cut in suspense, leaving even the most calm and collected of viewers at the edge of their seat, biting their nails. Only the fewest directors could make that sequence work, and luckily Hitchcock is one of them. The plot is great. It's interesting and it develops nicely. The pacing is perfect. I was never bored for a second. The acting, oh the acting... John Dall is excellent as Brandon, the intellectually superior and very smug main character. Makes me wonder why he didn't get more roles in his career. Stewart is great, as usual. The rest of the acting is very good as well. The characters are well-written and credible. For such an unusual film, and despite the heavy feeling of watching a stage play rather than a film, it's very entertaining and effective. If for nothing else, watch this to enjoy Dall as the cold, calculating and manipulative psychopath. I recommend this to fans of Hitchcock and Stewart. 8/10
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    • Release date
      • September 25, 1948 (United States)
      • United States
      • English
    • Also known as
      • Warner Brothers Burbank Studios - 4000 Warner Boulevard, Burbank, California, USA
    • Production companies
      • Warner Bros.
      • Transatlantic Pictures
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    • 1 hour 20 minutes

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