Rope is a movie directed by Alfred Hitchcock in 1948 and based on the play Rope: A Play by Patrick Hamilton, first published in 1929. The movie features James Stewart, John Dall, Farley Granger, Cedric Hardwicke, Joan Chandler, Douglas Dick, and others.
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“The movie is better than the book”
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Book by Don Ward
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Storyline
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.
Movie vs Book
Year
1948
Minutes
80
Movie Rate
8.00
Source: IMDb
Year
1929
Pages
89
Book Rate
7.70
S: Goodreads
Book
Rope: A Play in Three Acts
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“Working on an adaptation is not as satisfying, because it's not your original work: you're interpreting.”
BRIAN HELGELAND (Screenwriter)
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