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Rope

Rope

Thriller · Crime · Drama · 1948

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.

Movie details

Rope

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

1948 Thriller · Crime · Drama 1h 21m

Critical arithmetic

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TMDB

7.9 / 10

Community rating

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.

CriticWise case file

What this film says about your taste.

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The archetype split

Who fights over Rope?

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Names above the title

The people responsible.

Directed by

Alfred Hitchcock

Written by

Arthur Laurents

James Stewart

James Stewart

Rupert Cadell

John Dall

John Dall

Brandon Shaw

Farley Granger

Farley Granger

Phillip Morgan

Cedric Hardwicke

Cedric Hardwicke

Mr. Henry Kentley

Constance Collier

Constance Collier

Mrs. Anita Atwater

Douglas Dick

Douglas Dick

Kenneth Lawrence

Edith Evanson

Edith Evanson

Mrs. Wilson

Court is in session

Put Rope on trial.

Two incompatible taste archetypes. One film. Read the arguments, then issue a completely binding cultural ruling.

The defence The Prestige Tourist

“Form is the argument.”

Every composed frame and deliberate cut is evidence that control can be thrilling in its own right.

The prosecution The Popcorn Loyalist

“Technique in search of a pulse.”

Immaculate construction is still construction. The film may be too busy proving its craft to feel alive.