Film

Rope

1948 · 1h 21m · Thriller · Crime · Drama

It begins with a shriek...it ends with a shot! From beginning to end, nothing ever held you like Alfred Hitchcock's ROPE!

IMDb

7.9

Rotten Tomatoes

93%

Metacritic

73

Two young men attempt to prove they committed the perfect murder by hosting a dinner party for the family of a classmate they just strangled to death.

James Stewart

Rupert Cadell

John Dall

Brandon Shaw

Farley Granger

Phillip Morgan

Cedric Hardwicke

Mr. Henry Kentley

Constance Collier

Mrs. Anita Atwater

Douglas Dick

Kenneth Lawrence

Edith Evanson

Mrs. Wilson

Dick Hogan

David Kentley

Joan Chandler

Janet Walker

Alfred Hitchcock

Man Walking in Street (uncredited)

• Alfred HitchcockDirector · Producer
• Arthur LaurentsScreenplay
• Sidney BernsteinProducer
• William V. SkallDirector of Photography
• Joseph A. ValentineDirector of Photography
• William H. ZieglerEditor

Original Theatrical Trailer

Release date

February 1, 1948

Status

Released

Original language

English

Runtime

1h 21m

Rated

PG

Budget

$1,500,000

Revenue

$2,200,000

Genres

Thriller, Crime, Drama

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