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Strangers on a Train

  • 19511951
  • PGPG
  • 1h 41m
IMDb RATING
7.9/10
135K
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Farley Granger, Ruth Roman, and Robert Walker in Strangers on a Train (1951)
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CrimeDramaFilm-Noir
A psychopath forces a tennis star to comply with his theory that two strangers can get away with murder.A psychopath forces a tennis star to comply with his theory that two strangers can get away with murder.A psychopath forces a tennis star to comply with his theory that two strangers can get away with murder.
IMDb RATING
7.9/10
135K
YOUR RATING
    • Alfred Hitchcock
  • Writers
    • Raymond Chandler(screen play)
    • Czenzi Ormonde(screen play)
    • Whitfield Cook(adaptation)
  • Stars
    • Farley Granger
    • Robert Walker
    • Ruth Roman
    • Alfred Hitchcock
  • Writers
    • Raymond Chandler(screen play)
    • Czenzi Ormonde(screen play)
    • Whitfield Cook(adaptation)
  • Stars
    • Farley Granger
    • Robert Walker
    • Ruth Roman
  • See production, box office & company info
    • 379User reviews
    • 133Critic reviews
    • 88Metascore
  • See more at IMDbPro
    • Nominated for 1 Oscar

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    Trailer 2:23
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    Leo G. Carroll, Ruth Roman, and Robert Walker in Strangers on a Train (1951)
    Farley Granger and Robert Walker in Strangers on a Train (1951)
    Kasey Rogers and Robert Walker in Strangers on a Train (1951)
    Leo G. Carroll, Farley Granger, Patricia Hitchcock, and Ruth Roman in Strangers on a Train (1951)
    Farley Granger and Robert Walker in Strangers on a Train (1951)
    Farley Granger in Strangers on a Train (1951)
    Farley Granger and Robert Walker in Strangers on a Train (1951)
    Alfred Hitchcock and Farley Granger in Strangers on a Train (1951)
    Farley Granger and Robert Walker in Strangers on a Train (1951)
    Ruth Roman and Robert Walker in Strangers on a Train (1951)
    Farley Granger and Robert Walker in Strangers on a Train (1951)
    Leo G. Carroll, Farley Granger, Patricia Hitchcock, and Ruth Roman in Strangers on a Train (1951)

    Top cast

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    Farley Granger
    Farley Granger
    • Guy Haines
    Robert Walker
    Robert Walker
    • Bruno Antony
    Ruth Roman
    Ruth Roman
    • Anne Morton
    Leo G. Carroll
    Leo G. Carroll
    • Sen. Morton
    Patricia Hitchcock
    Patricia Hitchcock
    • Barbara Morton
    Kasey Rogers
    Kasey Rogers
    • Miriam Joyce Haines
    • (as Laura Elliott)
    Marion Lorne
    Marion Lorne
    • Mrs. Antony
    Jonathan Hale
    Jonathan Hale
    • Mr. Antony
    Howard St. John
    Howard St. John
    • Police Capt. Turley
    John Brown
    • Prof. Collins
    Norma Varden
    Norma Varden
    • Mrs. Cunningham
    Robert Gist
    Robert Gist
    • Det. Leslie Hennessey
    Joel Allen
    • Policeman
    • (uncredited)
    Murray Alper
    Murray Alper
    • Boatman
    • (uncredited)
    Monya Andre
    • Dowager
    • (uncredited)
    Benjie Bancroft
    • Police Officer
    • (uncredited)
    Harry Baum
    • Tennis Match Spectator
    • (uncredited)
    Brooks Benedict
    Brooks Benedict
    • Tennis Umpire
    • (uncredited)
      • Alfred Hitchcock
    • Writers
      • Raymond Chandler(screen play)
      • Czenzi Ormonde(screen play)
      • Whitfield Cook(adaptation)
    • All cast & crew
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    Storyline

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    Did you know

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    • Trivia
      The final scene of the so-called "American" version of this movie had Barbara and Anne Morton waiting for Guy to call on the telephone. Sir Alfred Hitchcock wanted the phone in the foreground to dominate the shot, emphasizing the importance of the call, but the limited depth-of-field of contemporary movie camera lenses made it difficult to get both phone and women in focus. So Hitchcock had an oversized phone constructed and placed in the foreground. Anne reaches for the big phone, but actually answers a regular one. Hitchcock explained that "I did that on one take, by moving in on Anne so that the big phone went out of the frame as she reached for it. Then a grip put a normal-sized phone on the table, where she picked it up."
    • Goofs
      When Bruno drops the lighter down the sewer, he tells the bystanders, he needs help retrieving his cigarette CASE. Perhaps Bruno thought it would sound more important if he said he'd dropped a case rather than a mere lighter.
    • Quotes

      Senator Morton: Dreadful. Dreadful business. Poor unfortunate girl.

      Barbara Morton: She was a tramp.

      Senator Morton: She was a human being. Let me remind you that even the most unworthy of us has a right to life and the pursuit of happiness.

      Barbara Morton: From what I hear she pursued it in all directions.

    • Alternate versions
      There are several differences in the British version of the film, including:
      • The first encounter between Bruno and Guy on the train is longer, and features a more obvious homoerotic flirtation by Bruno;
      • In the scene where Guy sneaks out of his apartment to go to Bruno's house, a shot of him opening a drawer to get the map Bruno sketched is added;
      • The very last scene in the US version, which involves a clergyman, was deleted.
    • Connections
      Edited into My Son John (1952)
    • Soundtracks
      The Band Played On
      (1895) (uncredited)

      Music by Chas. B. Ward

      Lyrics by John F. Palmer

      Sung by Kasey Rogers, Tommy Farrell, Roland Morris and Robert Walker while riding the merry-go-round

      Played often throughout the picture

    User reviews379

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    Game,Set,Match to Robert Walker
    I always thought that Robert Walker was a lightweight and happened to be Jennifer Jones' husband and that was about the extent of it. Then I saw "Strangers On A Train" and his performance in that film changed my mind and how!! His dark, perverse character is the epitome of evil with a smiling face. He oozes through this film like a bad dream and is your worst nightmare. The story, from the book by Patricia Highsmith, is well adapted from the original and may even be better. I read the book after seeing the movie and I was biased by the images from the film that kept popping before my eyes. Farley Granger, who never was one of my favorites is all wrong for the part of Guy Haines. Hitchcock insisted on using him (see "Rope")....he obviously saw something in him. His personality is so unattractive that it makes you wonder how Ruth Roman could ever be in love with him. He is the perfect victim for Walker, and is a weakling who won't even go to the police when the murder swapping scenario begins. Some of the images in this film are quite striking.....the reflection in the victim's glasses, the tennis match where everyone is watching the ball except Walker, and the fingers groping in the drain for the lighter. Pure Hitchcock. Poor Robert Walker never got the chance to follow up this wonderful performance due to his untimely death and the promise he showed here as a villain may have taken him to greater characterizations. This may not be one of Hitchcock's best films but it certainly should be on everyone's list as a must-see.
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    • Bucs1960
    • Jan 15, 2002

    FAQ7

    • Did Hitchcock intend for Bruno to be attracted to Guy?
    • What is 'Strangers on a Train' about?
    • Is 'Strangers on a Train' based on a book?

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    • Release date
      • June 30, 1951 (United States)
      • United States
      • English
      • French
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    • Filming locations
      • Rowland V. Lee Ranch - Fallbrook Avenue, Canoga Park, Los Angeles, California, USA
    • Production company
      • Warner Bros.
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    • 1 hour 41 minutes
      • Black and White

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