Rope (1948)

Movie Details

Original Title Rope

Original Language EN

Budget $1,500,000

Revenue $2,200,000

Status Released

Popularity 2.1

Cast

James Stewart

Rupert Cadell

Popularity: 1.3

John Dall

Brandon Shaw

Popularity: 0.8

Farley Granger

Phillip Morgan

Popularity: 0.8

Cedric Hardwicke

Mr. Henry Kentley

Popularity: 1.1

Constance Collier

Mrs. Anita Atwater

Popularity: 0.5

Douglas Dick

Kenneth Lawrence

Popularity: 0.2

Edith Evanson

Mrs. Wilson

Popularity: 0.4

Dick Hogan

David Kentley

Popularity: 0.2

Joan Chandler

Janet Walker

Popularity: 3.3

Alfred Hitchcock

Man Walking in Street After Opening Credits (uncredited)

Popularity: 4.4

Key Crew

Director Alfred Hitchcock

Editor William H. Ziegler

Producer Sidney Bernstein, Alfred Hitchcock

Screenplay Arthur Laurents

Production

Transatlantic Pictures

Videos & Trailers

James Stewart Discovers the Body in 'Rope' (1948) | Hitchcock Presents

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The Opening Scene from Rope (1948) | Hitchcock Presents

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In Defence Of Murder "Rope" | Hitchcock Presents

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Rupert's Suspicious "Rope" | Hitchcock Presents

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Original Theatrical Trailer

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Keywords

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Reviews from TMDB

tmdb47633491 9/10

Apr 7, 2018

Can't believe I'm only seeing this now. It's great. Basically a play. There couldn't have been more than 15 shots. Ending had me in tears. Shouts out

barrymost 7/10

Aug 25, 2020

Rope was the first Alfred Hitchcock/James Stewart collaboration. They would go on to do "Rear Window", "The Man Who Knew Too Much", and finally, "Vertigo". This being the first, and also a kind of experimental film on Hitchcock's part, it is the weakest of the four. Shot as a play, mainly in one ... Read more

CinemaSerf 7/10

Jul 9, 2022

Now I may be completely off beam here, but there is something ever so slightly homo-erotic about the relationship between John Dall ("Brandon") and Farley Granger ("Philip") in this rather clunky murder tale that is less of a mystery and more of a bragging exercise. The two, having murdered their co ... Read more