Rope

Mar, 1948

81 mins

8.0

Two men murder a man in cold blood for the thrill and invite his parents over for a celebration to prove they have committed the perfect crime, but they also have to deal with their former schoolmaster, who becomes suspicious.

Reviews

tmdb47633491

9.0

April 07, 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

7.0

August 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 room, and with only a handful of cast me...
CinemaSerf

7.0

July 08, 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 college friend "David" invite some folks r...
James

7.0

October 20, 2023

Somebody should have stopped Hitchcock from all this innovating business…
James

7.0

October 20, 2023

**It ends with a shot** Like no film ever did that.

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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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The Piano Interrogation | Alfred Hitchcock's 'Rope' (1948)
May 31, 2018

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The Perfect Murder (Opening Scene) | Alfred Hitchcock's 'Rope' (1948)
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Original Theatrical Trailer
Nov 11, 2013

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