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1951

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Starring	Marion Lor, Farley Granger, Ruth Roman, Robert Walker
Director	Alfred Hitchcock
Genres	Drama, Thriller

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In one of Alfred Hitchcock's suspense classics, tennis pro Guy Haines (Farley Granger) chances to meet wealthy wastrel Bruno Anthony (Robert Walker) on a train. Having read all about Guy, Bruno is aware that the tennis player is trapped in an unhappy marriage to to wife Miriam (Laura Elliott) and has been seen in the company of senator's daughter Ann Morton (Ruth Roman). Baiting Guy, Bruno reveals that he feels trapped by his hated father (Jonathan Hale). As Guy listens with detached amusement, Bruno discusses the theory of exchange murders. Suppose that Bruno were to murder Guy's wife, and Guy in exchange were to kill Bruno's father? With no known link between the two men, the police would be none the wiser, would they? When he reaches his destination, Guy bids goodbye to Bruno, thinking nothing more of the affable but rather curious young man's homicidal theories. And then, Guy's wife turns up strangled to death. Co-adapted by Raymond Chandler from a novel by Patricia Highsmith, Strangers on a Train perfectly exemplifies Hitchcock's favorite theme of the evil that lurks just below the surface of everyday life and ordinary men.~ Hal Erickson, All Movie Guide

Starring	Marion Lor, Farley Granger, Ruth Roman, Robert Walker, Leo G. Carroll, Laura Elliot, Jonathan Hale, Patricia Hitchcock, Marion Lorne
Director	Alfred Hitchcock
Studio	WARNER HOME VIDEO
Run time	DVD: 1 hr 36 mins
Certificate
Collections	100 Top Thrillers
Genres	Drama, Thriller
Language	DVD: English
Released	Production year: 1951 To Rent: DVD: 01 Nov 2004

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- This quirky melodrama has the director at his best, sequence by sequence, but the story is basically unsatisfactory. It makes superior suspense entertainment, however.
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  There are very few who would deny the genius of Hitchcock, and whilst Strangers on a Train may not rank among his best, any Hitchcock film is worth the paces ... read more »
  
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  What an absolute Hitchcock classic! He certainly takes some beating when you compare his work with some of today's directors work. The whole story kept you ... read more »
  
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  oedipus complex
  
  Bruno wants to kill his rich father and 'by chance' meets Guy who wants to use his amateur tennis player credentials to go into politics and offers to ... read more »
  
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  Double sided DVD...
  
  Just in case, like me, you aren't that observant i thought i'd point out that the dvd (or at least the one i got) is 2 sided. I only noticed after ... read more »
  
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One of the most famous horror films in cinema history, Alfred Hitchcock's The Birds, is set for a remake. The 1963 suspense thriller, based on an original story by Daphne du Maurier to which Universal owns the rights, tells the story of a small Californian town terrorized by increasingly ferocious birds. The new version is to be produced by Michael Bay, who has previously directed Bad Boys and Bad Boys II, The Rock, Armageddon and Pearl Harbour. In addition to this, Bay has more recently... Read more
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  In one of Alfred Hitchcock's suspense classics, tennis pro Guy Haines (Farley Granger) chances to meet wealthy wastrel Bruno Anthony (Robert Walker) on a train. Having read all about Guy, Bruno is aware that the tennis player is trapped in an unhappy marriage to to wife Miriam (Laura Elliott) and ...