Alfred Hitchcock's Rope /

Alfred Hitchcock's Rope /

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"Inspired by a real-life murder case ... two friends ... strangle a classmate for intellectual thrills and then proceed to throw a party for the victim's family and friends--with the body stuffed inside the trunk they use for a buffet table. As the killers turn the conversation to committi...

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Corporate Authors: Transatlantic Pictures, Universal Studios Home Entertainment (Firm), Warner Bros. Pictures (1923-1967)
Other Authors: Chandler, Joan, 1923-1979 (Actor, http://id.loc.gov/vocabulary/relators/act), Collier, Constance, 1878-1955 (Actor, http://id.loc.gov/vocabulary/relators/act), Cronyn, Hume (Screenwriter, http://id.loc.gov/vocabulary/relators/aus), Dall, John, 1918-1971 (Actor, http://id.loc.gov/vocabulary/relators/act), Forbstein, Leo F. (Musical director, http://id.loc.gov/vocabulary/relators/msd), Granger, Farley (Actor, http://id.loc.gov/vocabulary/relators/act), Hamilton, Patrick, 1904 March 17-1962, Hardwicke, Cedric, 1893-1964 (Actor, http://id.loc.gov/vocabulary/relators/act), Hitchcock, Alfred, 1899-1980 (Director, http://id.loc.gov/vocabulary/relators/drt), Laurents, Arthur (Screenwriter, http://id.loc.gov/vocabulary/relators/aus), Stewart, James, 1908-1997 (Actor, http://id.loc.gov/vocabulary/relators/act)
Format: Unknown
Language:English
French
Spanish
Published: Universal City, CA : Universal Studios Home Entertainment, [2013]
Subjects:
Deception > Drama
Murder > Drama
Strangling > Drama
Deception
Murder
Strangling
New York (N.Y.) > Drama
New York (State) > New York
Detective and mystery films
Drama
Feature films
Fiction films
Film adaptations
Video recordings for the hearing impaired
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Summary:"Inspired by a real-life murder case ... two friends ... strangle a classmate for intellectual thrills and then proceed to throw a party for the victim's family and friends--with the body stuffed inside the trunk they use for a buffet table. As the killers turn the conversation to committing the "perfect murder", their former teacher ... becomes increasingly suspicious that his students have turned his intellectual theories into brutal reality"--Container
Item Description:Special features: featurette: Rope unleashed; production photographs
Videodisc release of the 1948 motion picture
"Adapted by Hume Cronyn from the play by Patrick Hamilton."
"Alfred Hitchcock masterpiece series"--Container
Physical Description:1 videodisc (81 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in
Format:Blu-ray; 1080p high-definition full frame 1.33:1, digitally restored in high definition; DTS-HD Master Audio 2.0 mono (English), DTS digital surround 2.0 mono (French); requires Blu-ray player
Audience:MPAA rating: PG
Production Credits:Directors of photography, Joseph Valentine, William V. Skall ; film editor, William H. Ziegler ; musical director, Leo F. Forbstein

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