3. Film works
 3.27. Rope
Title (french) :La Corde
Year :1948
Duration :80 minutes
Character 1 :James Stewart
Character 2 :John Dall
Character 3 :Farley Granger
Character 4 :Cedric Hardwicke

This recently resurrected Alfred Hitchcock film is based in part on the famous Leopold-Loeb thrill-murder case in Chicago in the 1920s. In it, the two killers divulge clues to their horrific escapade at a dinner party, to the growing suspicion of the other guests. It's one of Hitchcock's best.

KeywordsMystery / Suspense

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