Dial M for Murder (1954)

If a woman answers ...hang on for dear life!
director	Alfred Hitchcock
producer	Alfred Hitchcock
writer	Frederick Knott
starring	Ray Milland Grace Kelly Robert Cummings John Williams
original music	Dimitri Tiomkin
cinematographer	Robert Burks
editor	Rudi Fehr
running time	105 minutes
colour	colour (WarnerColor)
sound mix	mono (RCA Sound System)
aspect ratio	1.85:1
studio	Warner Brothers
distributor	Warner Brothers
availability	DVD & Blu-ray
film-2542 (add your rating)

Synopsis

Ex-tennis pro Tony Wendice decides to murder his wife for her money and because she had an affair the year before. He blackmails an old college associate to strangle her, but when things go wrong he sees a way to turn events to his advantage. (© IMDB)

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Blu-ray Releases

released in 2012

	Dial M for Murder (1954) - Warner Brothers (Blu-ray, UK, 2012) Amazon (UK)
	Bei Anruf Mord (1954) - Warner Brothers (Blu-ray, Germany, 2012) Amazon (Germany)
	Le Crime Était Presque Parfait (1954) - Warner Brothers (Blu-ray, France, 2012) Amazon (France)
	Dial M for Murder (1954) - Warner Brothers (Blu-ray, USA, 2012) Amazon (USA)

DVD Releases

released in 2005

Le Crime Était Presque Parfait (1954) - Warner Brothers (France, 2005) Amazon (France) PAL 1.78:1 (anamorphic) [01:41:03]

released in 2004

	Bei Anruf Mord (1954) - Warner Brothers (Germany, 2004) PAL 1.78:1
	Dial M for Murder (1954) - Warner Brothers (UK, 2004) as part of a box set PAL 1.78:1 (anamorphic) [01:41:03]
	Dial M for Murder (1954) - Warner Brothers (USA, 2004) NTSC 1.33:1 [01:45:16]

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Film Frames

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Themes

• Themes - the icy blonde - Margot Wendice (Grace Kelly)
• the MacGuffin - the key
• confined setting - Tony and Margot's apartment
• the Hitchcock cameo - staring out from the class re-union photograph
  

Cast and Crew

Directed by:

• Alfred Hitchcock

Starring:

• Ray Milland - Tony Wendice
• Grace Kelly - Margot Mary Wendice
• Robert Cummings - Mark Halliday
• John Williams - Chief Inspector Hubbard
• Anthony Dawson - C A Swan / Captain Lesgate
• Leo Britt - The Storyteller
• Patrick Allen - Detective Pearson
• George Leigh - Detective Williams
• George Alderson - First Detective
• Robin Hughes - Police Sergeant

Produced by:

• Alfred Hitchcock

Written by:

• Frederick Knott

Photographed by:

• Robert Burks

Edited by:

• Rudi Fehr

Music by:

• Dimitri Tiomkin

Production Design by:

• Edward Carrere - art director