Rope (1948)

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Contents 1 Synopsis 2 Technical Information 3 DVD Recommendations 4 Recent DVD Releases 4.1 released in 2007 4.2 released in 2006 5 See Also... 6 Image Gallery 6.1 posters 6.2 lobby cards 6.3 other images 7 Film Frames 8 Themes 9 Cast and Crew

[edit] Synopsis

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. (© IMDB)

[edit] Technical Information

• colour (Technicolor)
• sound mix: mono
• aspect ratio: 1.37:1 Spherical
• running time: 80 minutes
• production studio: Warner Brothers & Transatlantic Pictures
• also known as:
  • Alfred Hitchcock's Rope (1948) - full title

[edit] DVD Recommendations

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[edit] Recent DVD Releases

• to view all of the DVD releases of this film, see Rope (1948) - DVD releases

[edit] released in 2007

Rope (1948) - Universal (UK, 2007) PAL 1.33:1

[edit] released in 2006

Rope (1948) - Universal (USA, 2006) NTSC 1.33:1

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[edit] See Also...

For further relevant information about this film, see also...

• 1000 Frames of Rope (1948)
• Articles about Rope (1948)
• Awards and Nominations
• Complete Cast and Crew
• Trailers
• Web links to information, articles, reviews, etc

[edit] Image Gallery

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[edit] Film Frames

[edit] Themes

• the Hitchcock cameo - Hitchcock's silhouette as a flashing red neon sign in the background
  

[edit] Cast and Crew

Directed by:

• Alfred Hitchcock

Starring:

• James Stewart - Rupert Cadell
• John Dall - Brandon Shaw
• Farley Granger - Phillip Morgan
• Cedric Hardwicke - Mr Kentley
• Constance Collier - Mrs Atwater
• Douglas Dick - Kenneth Lawrence
• Edith Evanson - Mrs Wilson
• Dick Hogan - David Kentley
• Joan Chandler - Janet Walker

Produced by:

• Sidney Bernstein
• Alfred Hitchcock

Written by:

• Patrick Hamilton - original play "Rope's End" (1929)
• Hume Cronyn
• Arthur Laurents
• Ben Hecht

Photographed by:

• William V Skall
• Joseph A Valentine

Edited by:

• William H Ziegler

Music by:

• David Buttolph
• Francis Poulenc (uncredited)

Costume Design by:

• Adrian

Production Design by:

• Perry Ferguson - art director

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