Rope

Showings

Ashland Theatre Mon, Feb 12 7:00 PM
Film Info
Release Year:3/11/1948
1948
Rating:PG
Runtime:81
Genre:Crime
Drama
Thriller
Production Country:USA
Original Langauge:English
Cast/Crew Info
Director:Alfred Hitchcock
Cast:James Stewart
John Dall
Farley Granger
Edith Evanson
Joan Chandler
Screenwriter:Ben Hecht
Patrick Hamilton
Hume Cronyn

Description

Two men attempt to prove they committed the perfect crime by hosting a dinner party after strangling their former classmate to death.  Directed by film legend Alfred Hitchcock, this film was originally released on August 26, 1948 and stars Jimmy Stewart.  The film was based on a real-life crime and was the first of Hitchcock's Technicolor films.