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Rope (1948)
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Two young men strangle their "inferior" classmate, hide his body in their apartment, and invite his friends and family to a dinner party as a means to challenge the "perfection" of their crime. Director:Alfred Hitchcock |
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Dick Hogan | ... |
David Kentley
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John Dall | ... | |
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Phillip
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Edith Evanson | ... |
Mrs. Wilson
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Douglas Dick | ... |
Kenneth
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Joan Chandler | ... |
Janet
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Cedric Hardwicke | ... |
Mr. Kentley
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Constance Collier | ... | |
| James Stewart | ... | ||
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Storyline
Brandon and Philip are two young men who share a New York apartment. They consider themselves intellectually superior to their friend David Kentley and as a consequence decide to murder him. Together they strangle David with a rope and placing the body in an old chest, they proceed to hold a small party. The guests include David's father, his fiancée Janet and their old schoolteacher Rupert from whom they mistakenly took their ideas. As Brandon becomes increasingly more daring, Rupert begins to suspect. Written by Col Needham <col@imdb.com>
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Country:
USALanguage:
EnglishRelease Date:
(USA) See more »Also Known As:
Alfred Hitchcock's Rope See more »Filming Locations:
Warner Brothers Burbank Studios - 4000 Warner Boulevard, Burbank, California, USABox Office
Budget:
$1,500,000 (estimated)Company Credits
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1.37 : 1
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Phillip Morgan: I am drunk.
Brandon Shaw: And just as childish as you were before when you called me a liar.
Phillip Morgan: You had no business telling that story.
Brandon Shaw: Why did you lie anyway?
Phillip Morgan: I had to! Have you ever bothered for just one minute to understand how someone else might feel?
Brandon Shaw: I'm not sentimental if that's what you...
Phillip Morgan: No, that's not what I mean; but it doesn't matter. Nothing matters... except that Mr. Brandon liked the party. Mr. Brandon gave the party. Mr. Brandon had a delightful evening. Well, I had a rotten evening!
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character who is only seen for a couple of seconds, and has no lines in
movie. The only person who isn't listed in reference to David is James
Stewart's character. See more »
(uncredited)
Music by Harry M. Woods
Played on the radio by The Three Suns when Rupert is talking to Mrs. Wilson See more »
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Trivia
Alfred Hitchcock would later dismiss his experiment with 10 minute takes as being just a stunt. See more »Goofs
Crew or equipment visible: When Brandon is opening the curtains of the long window after killing David, the shadow of an arm can be glimpsed behind the curtain in the upper left corner of the window. See more »Quotes
Brandon Shaw: Determined to get drunk, aren't you?Phillip Morgan: I am drunk.
Brandon Shaw: And just as childish as you were before when you called me a liar.
Phillip Morgan: You had no business telling that story.
Brandon Shaw: Why did you lie anyway?
Phillip Morgan: I had to! Have you ever bothered for just one minute to understand how someone else might feel?
Brandon Shaw: I'm not sentimental if that's what you...
Phillip Morgan: No, that's not what I mean; but it doesn't matter. Nothing matters... except that Mr. Brandon liked the party. Mr. Brandon gave the party. Mr. Brandon had a delightful evening. Well, I had a rotten evening!
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Crazy Credits
Most of the characters in the movie are listed in their relation to David, acharacter who is only seen for a couple of seconds, and has no lines in
movie. The only person who isn't listed in reference to David is James
Stewart's character. See more »
Soundtracks
"I'm Looking Over a Four-Leaf Clover"(uncredited)
Music by Harry M. Woods
Played on the radio by The Three Suns when Rupert is talking to Mrs. Wilson See more »
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