Once You Kiss a Stranger...
Robert Sparr, 1969
Strangers on a Train
Patricia Highsmith, 1950
Once You Kiss a Stranger… is a movie directed by Robert Sparr in 1969 and inspired by the book Strangers on a Train by Patricia Highsmith, first published in 1950. The movie features Paul Burke, Carol Lynley, Martha Hyer, Peter Lind Hayes, Phil Carey, Stephen McNally, and others.
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Storyline
Jerry is a professional golfer. When a woman named Diana recognizes how much Jerry hates a rival player, Mike, she offers to commit murder if Jerry will do likewise for her. The person she wants killed is Dr. Haggis, a psychiatrist who believes Diana to be dangerously disturbed and wants her institutionalized.
Movie vs Book
Year
1969
Minutes
106
Movie Rate
5.40
Source: IMDb
Movie
Once You Kiss a Stranger...
Director: Robert Sparr
Country: USA
Year: 1969
Length: 1h46m
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Year
1950
Pages
281
Book Rate
7.56
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Book
Strangers on a Train
Author: Patricia Highsmith
Country: USA
First published in: 1950
Length: 281 pages
Genre: Fiction
Other screen adaptations of the book
Movie by Alfred Hitchcock
Movie by Tommy Lee Wallace
Movie by Jennifer Kaytin Robinson
User polls & recommendations
“If I want to write a movie, I'll write a screenplay, but if I have an idea for a book, it's something that I think can only be done novelistically.”
BRET EASTON ELLIS (Writer)
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