FILM

Rope

Two young men strangle their “inferior” classmate, hide his body in their apartment, and invite his friends and family to a dinner party as a means to challenge the “perfection” of their crime.

Rope
Released:
August 28, 1948

Cast:

James Stewart
John Dall
Farley Granger

Director:
Alfred Hitchcock

Producer:
Alfred Hitchcock, Sidney Bernstein

Written by:
Arthur Laurents

Distributor:
Warner Bros., Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer

Budget:
$1.5 million

Rotten Tomatoes Score:
97%