Rope. Poster of the 1948 movie and cover of the 1929 book, Rope: A Play in Three Acts
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Rope: A Play in Three Acts
Patrick Hamilton, 1929
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Alfred Hitchcock, 1948

Two brilliant young aesthetes, Brandon Shaw and Phillip Morgan, strangle to death their former classmate from Harvard University, David Kentley, in their Manhattan penthouse apartment. they want to prove their superiority by committing the ‘perfect murder’. The guests, who are unaware of what has happened, include the victim’s father, Mr. Kentley, and aunt, Mrs. Atwater.


Rope. Poster of the 1948 movie and cover of the book novelization
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Alfred Hitchcock's Rope
Don Ward, 1948
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Alfred Hitchcock, 1948

Two brilliant young aesthetes, Brandon Shaw and Phillip Morgan, strangle to death their former classmate from Harvard University, David Kentley, in their Manhattan penthouse apartment. they want to prove their superiority by committing the ‘perfect murder’. The guests, who are unaware of what has happened, include the victim’s father, Mr. Kentley, and aunt, Mrs. Atwater.


Strangers on a Train. Poster of the 1951 movie and cover of the 1950 book
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Strangers on a Train
Patricia Highsmith, 1950
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Alfred Hitchcock, 1951

Amateur tennis star Guy Haines wants to divorce his promiscuous wife Miriam so he can marry Anne Morton, the daughter of a US Senator. On a train, smooth-talking psychopath Bruno Antony recognizes Haines and reveals his idea for a murder scheme: two perfect strangers meet and swap murders — Bruno suggests he kill Miriam and Guy kill Bruno’s hated father.