Rope
“It begins with a shriek...it ends with a shot!”
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.
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Cast
10 people
James Stewart
Rupert Cadell
Known for
Rear Window
Vertigo
John Dall
Brandon Shaw
Known for
Gun Crazy
Spartacus
Farley Granger
Phillip Morgan
Known for
Strangers on a Train
Senso
Cedric Hardwicke
Mr. Henry Kentley
Known for
Suspicion
The Ghost of Frankenstein
Constance Collier
Mrs. Anita Atwater
Known for
Stage Door
Whirlpool
Douglas Dick
Kenneth Lawrence
Known for
The Red Badge of Courage
Flaming Star
Edith Evanson
Mrs. Wilson
Known for
Marnie
Journey to the Center of the Earth
Dick Hogan
David Kentley
Known for
Action in the North Atlantic
Joan Chandler
Janet Walker
Known for
Humoresque
Alfred Hitchcock
Man Walking in Street (uncredited)
Known for
Sabotage
Alfred Hitchcock Director · Arthur Laurents Screenplay Patrick Hamilton Author
Worldwide gross $2.2M · Budget $1.5M · United States release September 25, 1948
Box office
Budget
$1,500,000
Worldwide gross
$2,200,000
Gross vs. budget
1.5×
Production
Transatlantic Pictures
Production
Warner Bros. Pictures
Studio · Production
Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer
Production
United States
Produced in
Languages
Original language
English
Spoken on screen
English
Release dates
Australia · February 1, 1948
Theatrical
United States · September 25, 1948
Theatrical
United States · March 26, 2001
Physical · DVD/VHS Release
United States
August 26, 1948 · Premiere · New York City, New York
Austria
May 1, 1963 · Theatrical
Brazil
September 25, 1948 · Theatrical
October 19, 1999 · TV · Universal
December 8, 2000 · Physical · DVD/VHS CIC Video
Canada
August 23, 1948 · Theatrical
Finland
December 2, 1949 · Theatrical
France
February 22, 1950 · Theatrical · Visa CNC 8281
Germany
July 25, 1963 · Theatrical
February 6, 2014 · Physical · Bluray
Greece
September 14, 2023 · Theatrical · Re-issue
Ireland
March 11, 1948 · Theatrical
Italy
November 17, 1956 · Theatrical
November 22, 2022 · TV · Byoblu
Japan
October 12, 1962 · Theatrical
Mexico
March 11, 1948 · Theatrical
Netherlands
April 10, 2003 · Physical · DVD
November 14, 2012 · Physical · Blu ray
Portugal
March 18, 1963 · Theatrical
Sweden
May 9, 1949 · Theatrical
United Kingdom
October 29, 1948 · Theatrical · Rated A
July 28, 1988 · Physical · VHS
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