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Dial M for Murder Details

1954

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Starring	Ray Milland, Grace Kelly, Robert Cummings
Director	Alfred Hitchcock
Genres	Drama, Thriller

Dial M for Murder

Alfred Hitchcock's screen version of Frederick Knott's stage hit Dial M for Murder is a tasty blend of elegance and suspense casting Grace Kelly, Ray Milland and Robert Cummings as the points of a romantic triangle. Kelly won the New York Film Critics and National Board of Review Best Actress Awards for this and two other acclaimed 1954 performances (Hitchcock's Rear Window and her Oscar-honored work in the Country Girl). She loves Cummings; her husband Milland plots her murder. But when he dials a Mayfair exchange to set the plot in motion, his right number gets the wrong answer- and gleaming scissors become a deadly weapon. Dial "M" for the Master of Suspense at his most stylish.

Starring	Ray Milland, Grace Kelly, Robert Cummings
Director	Alfred Hitchcock
Studio	WARNER BROS
Run time	DVD: 1 hr 40 mins
Certificate
Collections	100 Top Thrillers
Genres	Drama, Thriller
Language	DVD: English
Released	Production year: 1954 To Rent: DVD: 07 Sep 2004

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- Hitchcock did not try very hard to adapt this highly commercial play for the cinema, nor did he exploit the possibilities of 3-D. But for a one-room film with a not very exciting cast the film holds its grip pretty well.
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- - Halliwell's Film Guide
  - 02 Mar 2006 at 15:43
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  My All Time Favourite Hitchcock Film
  
  What an absolute stormer of a thriller. From start to finnish I was hooked on this film. I remember seeing this as a young man and being spellbound by the ... read more »
  
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  - 14 Sep 2005 at 15:36
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  You've just got to love Hitchcock films!
  
  All i can say is i love Hitchcock films regardless. The acting may be a bit poor at times but a great thriller.
  
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- - MrsM
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  - Northwood
  - 15 Aug 2011 at 12:32
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  Not one of Hitchcock best
  
  Don't get me wrong; this is still a superb movie but not one of his best. The acting was a bit poor at times so was the plot. However, still good!
  
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- - gianino
  - 458 reviews
  - London
  - 22 Jan 2011 at 22:50
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  Dial M for Murder
  
  An intriguing and classic suspense thriller from Hitchcock.
  
  The special features on the making of the film were very interesting.
  
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- - Miriam
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  - 12 Dec 2010 at 10:48
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  Alfred Hitchcock's screen version of Frederick Knott's stage hit Dial M for Murder is a tasty blend of elegance and suspense casting Grace Kelly, Ray Milland and Robert Cummings as the points of a romantic triangle. Kelly won the New York Film Critics and National Board of Review Best Actress ...