Rope poster
Movie

Rope

1948·1h 20m·Approved
DramaMysteryCrimeThriller
IMDb Rating
★ 7.9/10
165,305 votes
Metascore
73
Metacritic

Two young men murder a former classmate as a test of their intellectual and moral superiority, then hide the body as they host a dinner party attended by the victim's girlfriend and father, as well as their former schoolmaster and mentor.

Rope is a 1948 drama mystery movie directed by Alfred Hitchcock, starring James Stewart, John Dall, Farley Granger. It holds an IMDb rating of 7.9/10 from 165,305 votes and runs 1h 20m.

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Director
Alfred Hitchcock
Stars
James Stewart
John Dall
Farley Granger
Dick Hogan
Details
1948-09-25
80 min
Movie
Approved
★ United States
★ English
Keywords
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