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Rope Reviews

1948

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Rope, Alfred Hitchcock's first color film, was adapted from Patrick Hamilton's stage play Rope's End by no less than Hume Cronyn. Loosely inspired by the Leopold-Loeb case, the plot concerns two implicitly homosexual college chums, played by Farley Granger and John Dall. Their heads filled with Nietzchean philosophy by their .. Read more

Starring	James Stewart, John Dall, Farley Granger, Cedric Hardwicke
Director	Alfred Hitchcock
Genres	Thriller

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- An effective piece of Grand Guignol on the stage, this seemed rather tasteless when set in a New York skyscraper, especially when the leading role of the investigator was miscast and Hitch had saddled himself with the ten-minute take, a short-lived techni
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- - Halliwell's Film Guide
  - 02 Mar 2006 at 15:41
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- - 10
  - 3
  Only Hitchcock.....
  
  Not only is the film shot in real time and on one set, but it is also uses only one camera shot without cuts! This means one take for the entire film, and yet ... read more »
  
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  - Chris
  - London
  - 10 May 2004 at 12:59
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- - 0
  - 0
  Rope
  
  Based on a true story. Not as suspenseful as other Hitchcock films, but entertaining.
  
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- - Miriam
  - Ealing, London
  - 18 Jun 2011 at 21:41
- - 1
  - 0
  Tip Top
  
  I recently got a Hitchcock box set and this was the first one I reached for. Brilliantly filmed with long takes cut together beautifully making it almost look ... read more »
  
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- - Mosco
  - 201 reviews
  - London
  - 03 Jan 2011 at 11:05
- - 1
  - 1
  Extremely disappointing
  
  At less than half the running time of the source play, there is never enough time to build character or indeed any suspense in this film before its all over. ... read more »
  
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- - rtb
  - 116 reviews
  - London
  - 05 Sep 2010 at 21:25
- - 1
  - 0
  Rope - see the play
  
  THIS REVIEW CONTAINS SPOILERS | Show review anywayHide
  
  Completely agree with previous reviewer. I watched this film having seen an amazing production of Patrick Hamilton's original play which is set in London in... read more »
  
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- - violetMoodswing
  - 2 reviews
  - Dalston
  - 02 Sep 2010 at 23:20
- - 5
  - 5
  rope
  
  not watched yet - will review at later date
  
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- - buffyrules
  - 164 reviews
  - southend on sea
  - 17 Feb 2010 at 15:25
- - 0
  - 0
  Tied Up
  
  Slick one set suspense thriller, all the Hitch hallmarks are on show here; at least one performance is stilted which lets this feature down although Stewart ... read more »
  
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- 851351
- - ZiggyTheKid
  - 86 reviews
  - Dundee
  - 20 Jan 2010 at 01:43
- - 0
  - 0
  Gay as a cake
  
  Couple kill old classmate, hide his body in a chest, have a party, people get suspicious.
  
  I believe this was controversial at the time it came out (... read more »
  
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- - Bassman71
  - 426 reviews
  - Didsbury, England
  - 25 Sep 2009 at 09:32
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  - 0
  I enjoyed it, but not one of the best!
  
  Briefly, this is not one of his best, it felt like theatre rather than film. However the tension was sustained throughout and I enjoyed it.
  
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  - Bingley
  - 14 Aug 2009 at 23:12
- - 0
  - 0
  Rope
  
  Again another great film by Alfred H
  
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  - Kent
  - 02 Mar 2009 at 10:57
- - 0
  - 0
  Philosophical
  
  This is better than Psyco. A thought provoking story with clear philosophical groundings. I like how it was obvious they were a gay couple without anyone ... read more »
  
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- - Randomfilmbuff
  - 327 reviews
  - London
  - 21 Jan 2009 at 09:19
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- - 10
  - 3
  Only Hitchcock.....
  
  Not only is the film shot in real time and on one set, but it is also uses only one camera shot without cuts! This means one take for the entire film, and yet ... read more »
  
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  - Chris
  - London
  - 10 May 2004 at 12:59
- - 3
  - 0
  Unusual classic
  
  Whodunnit is revealed in the first scene. The just-for-the-hell-of-it playboy murderers throw a dinner party for the victim's friends and relations, and ... read more »
  
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- 307285
- - djcmackay
  - Cambridge
  - 05 Aug 2004 at 12:29
- - 3
  - 1
  Disappointing version of an English play
  
  This play was far in advance of its time, covering homosexuality which was taboo in those days. The fact that the American censors had got their hands on it ... read more »
  
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- - a customer
  - Cheltenham, England
  - 24 Oct 2005 at 19:57
- - 1
  - 0
  Rope - see the play
  
  THIS REVIEW CONTAINS SPOILERS | Show review anywayHide
  
  Completely agree with previous reviewer. I watched this film having seen an amazing production of Patrick Hamilton's original play which is set in London in... read more »
  
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- 920249
- - violetMoodswing
  - 2 reviews
  - Dalston
  - 02 Sep 2010 at 23:20
- - 1
  - 0
  Tip Top
  
  I recently got a Hitchcock box set and this was the first one I reached for. Brilliantly filmed with long takes cut together beautifully making it almost look ... read more »
  
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- - Mosco
  - 201 reviews
  - London
  - 03 Jan 2011 at 11:05
- - 0
  - 0
  Rope
  
  Every element of this film is testament to Hitchcock's genius. Watching films of this calibre made in 1948 can make you completely baffled by the bigger / ... read more »
  
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- - a customer
  - Leeds, England
  - 08 Feb 2005 at 17:58
- - 0
  - 0
  A excellent movie
  
  I watched this many years ago on TV. It one of the best Hitchcock movies I have seen.
  
  Excellent peformance from the three main characters.
  
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- 116753
- - a customer
  - Dewsbury, West Yorkshire
  - 22 Jun 2005 at 12:08
- - 0
  - 0
  It's Hitchcock...
  
  I liked it. I won't try to add to the masses written about his films.
  
  Highly complelling.
  
  The extras are great too.
  
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- - James Lord
  - Kent
  - 15 Jan 2005 at 19:56
- - 0
  - 0
  AMAZING !!!
  
  God, this film was like nothing I have seen before. Hitchcock was so innovative for that time, ie 1948. The acting was excellent especially by James Stewart. ... read more »
  
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- 146041
- - a customer
  - Basildon, Essex
  - 31 Aug 2005 at 11:10
- - 0
  - 0
  Hitchcock Classic!!
  
  Amazing! Thats the only word i could think when the film finished. Hitchcock was just so ahead of his time, to create so much suspense where a film is shot in ... read more »
  
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- - spinswimscream
  - 11 reviews
  - West Midlands
  - 07 Oct 2005 at 15:45

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  Rope, Alfred Hitchcock's first color film, was adapted from Patrick Hamilton's stage play Rope's End by no less than Hume Cronyn. Loosely inspired by the Leopold-Loeb case, the plot concerns two implicitly homosexual college chums, played by Farley Granger and John Dall. Their heads filled with ...