It starts with a shriek of a train whistle... and ends with shrieking excitement!
A charming psychopath tries to coerce a tennis star into his theory that two strangers can commit the perfect crime by exchanging murders—each killing the other’s most-hated person.
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Character
Earnest, classical in form, grave and meticulous.
- earnestironic
- classical in formformally daring
- gravecomic
- rawmeticulous
- sparerichly built
Who loves it, who doesn't
25 profiled raters. Loved most by The Prestige Hunters; disliked most by The Genre Devotees.
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Cast
- Farley GrangerGuy Haines
- Ruth RomanAnne Morton
- Robert WalkerBruno Antony
- Leo G. CarrollSenator Morton
- Patricia HitchcockBarbara Morton
- Kasey RogersMiriam Haines
- Marion LorneMrs. Antony
- Jonathan HaleMr. Antony
- Howard St. JohnCaptain Turley
- John BrownProf. Collins
Crew
- Alfred HitchcockDirector
- Raymond ChandlerScreenplay
- Czenzi OrmondeScreenplay
- Patricia HighsmithNovel
- Robert BurksDirector of Photography
- Dimitri TiomkinOriginal Music Composer
- William H. ZieglerEditor
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Pairings
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Similar in taste
Closest on the same fourteen dimensions, from everything scored on Curator Co. Other media included when they land close.
The Woman in the Window 194489% alikeBoth earnest, grave, classical in form.
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Silver Lode 195482% alikeBoth earnest, grave, classical in form.
The Birds 196382% alikeBoth earnest, classical in form, grave.
Bunny Lake Is Missing 196581% alikeBoth earnest, grave, classical in form.
The Talented Mr. Ripley 199981% alikeBoth classical in form, earnest, grave.
The Big Gundown 196779% alikeBoth classical in form, earnest, grave.
Black Bird 202278% alikeSeries · Both earnest, classical in form, grave.
Combat! 196276% alikeSeries · Both earnest, classical in form, grave.
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