Rope

Rope

It begins with a shriek...it ends with a shot! From beginning to end, nothing ever held you like Alfred Hitchcock's ROPE!

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Release Date

3/11/1948

Runtime

81 mins

Overview

Two young men attempt to prove they committed the perfect murder by hosting a dinner party for the family of a classmate they just strangled to death.

Status

Released

Original Language

English

Budget

$1,500,000

Revenue

$2,200,000

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A claustrophobic psychological thriller set almost entirely in one apartment, where two murderers test their nerve by entertaining their victim's family, creating unbearable tension as discovery threatens at every moment.

Mood

TenseUnsettlingParanoidDread-soaked

Themes

Obsession

Tone

Earnest

Pacing

Slow-burn

Look

FormalistLong takes

Structure

Single location

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Graphic violence

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