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27/06/1951 Crime, Thriller, Drama 1h 41m
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It starts with a shriek of a train whistle... and ends with shrieking excitement!

Overview

A charming psychopath tries to coerce a tennis star into his theory that two strangers can commit the perfect crime by exchanging murders—each killing the other’s most-hated person.

  1. Alfred Hitchcock

    Director

Top billed cast

  1. Farley Granger

    Guy Haines

  2. Ruth Roman

    Anne Morton

  3. Robert Walker

    Bruno Antony

  4. Leo G. Carroll

    Sen. Morton

  5. Patricia Hitchcock

    Barbara Morton

  6. Kasey Rogers

    Miriam Haines

  7. Marion Lorne

    Mrs. Antony

  8. Jonathan Hale

    Mr. Antony

  9. Howard St. John

    Police Capt. Turley

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Reviews

A review by CharlesTheBold
Written by CharlesTheBold on 2017-03-12
The "strangers on a train" are Guy, a successful athlete in an unhappy marriage, and Bruno, an amoral playboy. Bruno suggests a perfect crime whereby Guy can get rid of his wife without being suspected, and he convinces himself that Guy has agreed to it.

Bruno is obviously evil, but what about Guy? Is he is respectable as he claims? Is his wife that bad, or is Guy really a social climber who wants to be rid of his unfashionable spouse in order to acquire a trophy wife? Does he send mix signals to Bruno because he really wants Bruno's plot to succeed? The notion of hidden, shadowy evi...read the rest
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Status
Released

Original Language
English

Budget
$1,200,000.00

Revenue
$7,000,000.00

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