Dial M for Murder is a movie directed by Alfred Hitchcock in 1954 and based on the play of the same name by Frederick Knott, first published in 1952. The movie features Grace Kelly, Ray Milland, Robert Cummings, John Williams, Anthony Dawson, Leo Britt, and others.
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Storyline
Tony Wendice, an English retired champion tennis player, is married to wealthy socialite Margot, who has had an affair with American crime-fiction writer Mark Halliday. the following evening, he will go with Mark to a party, leaving Margot at home while hiding her latchkey under the carpet of the staircase facing the front door of their flat.
Movie vs Book
Year
1954
Minutes
105
Movie Rate
8.20
Source: IMDb
Movie
Dial M for Murder
Director: Alfred Hitchcock
Country: USA
Year: 1954
Length: 1h45m
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Year
1952
Pages
72
Book Rate
7.86
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Book
Dial M for Murder
Other screen adaptations of the book
Movie by Andrew Davis
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“When you have worked as a screenwriter and watched as many films as I have watched, I think it seeps onto the page. I don't think that's always a good thing.”
DAVID NICHOLLS (Writer and Screenwriter)
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