Rope (1948)

Synopsis

Brandon and Philip are two young men who share a New York apartment. They consider themselves intellectually superior to their friend David Kentley and as a consequence decide to murder him. Together they strangle David with a rope and placing the body in an old chest, they proceed to hold a small party. The guests include David's father, his fiancée Janet and their old schoolteacher Rupert from whom they mistakenly took their ideas. As Brandon becomes increasingly more daring, Rupert begins to suspect. (© IMDB)

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• 1000 Frames of Rope (1948)
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Technical Information

• colour (Technicolor)
• sound mix: mono
• aspect ratio: 1.37:1 Spherical
• running time: 80 minutes
• production studio: Warner Brothers & Transatlantic Pictures
• also known as:
  • Alfred Hitchcock's Rope (1948) - full title

Blu-ray Releases

released in 2012

Rope (1948) - Universal (Blu-ray, 2012) as part of the box set: Alfred Hitchcock: The Masterpiece Collection - Universal (Blu-ray, 2012)

DVD Releases

• to view all of the DVD releases of this film, see Rope (1948) - DVD releases

released in 2007

Rope (1948) - Universal (UK, 2007) PAL 1.33:1

released in 2006

Rope (1948) - Universal (USA, 2006) NTSC 1.33:1

Image Gallery

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Film Frames

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Themes

• the MacGuffin - David Kentley's whereabouts and the rope
• the cultured baddie - Brandon Shaw (John Dall)
• confined setting - Brandon and Philip's apartment
• taboo: sex - it's implied that Brandon and Philip are homosexual lovers
• the double - Brandon and Philip
• the Hitchcock cameo - Hitchcock's silhouette as a flashing red neon sign in the background
  

Cast and Crew

Directed by:

• Alfred Hitchcock

Starring:

• James Stewart - Rupert Cadell
• John Dall - Brandon Shaw
• Farley Granger - Phillip Morgan
• Cedric Hardwicke - Mr Kentley
• Constance Collier - Mrs Atwater
• Douglas Dick - Kenneth Lawrence
• Edith Evanson - Mrs Wilson
• Dick Hogan - David Kentley
• Joan Chandler - Janet Walker

Produced by:

• Sidney Bernstein
• Alfred Hitchcock

Written by:

• Patrick Hamilton - original play "Rope's End" (1929)
• Hume Cronyn
• Arthur Laurents
• Ben Hecht

Photographed by:

• William V Skall
• Joseph A Valentine

Edited by:

• William H Ziegler

Music by:

• David Buttolph
• Francis Poulenc (uncredited)

Costume Design by:

• Adrian

Production Design by:

• Perry Ferguson - art director