Farley Granger, Robert Walker, Ruth Roman
Psychotic mother's boy Bruno Anthony meets famous tennis professional Guy Haines on a train. Guy wants to move into a career in politics and has been dating a senator's daughter (Ann Morton) while awa...( read more
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DVD Release Date: August 27, 1997
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Flixster Reviews (1,438)
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August 4, 2009Some of my favorite Hitchcock 'moments', especially the amusement park scenes. Hitch takes a merry-go-round (could there be anything more innocuous?) and makes it nightmarishly threatening. Brilliant.
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January 27, 2009One of the wittiest and most exciting pictures done by the master.
Robert Walker's performance stands out, as the presumptuous and presumably homosexual psychopath Bruno Anthony.
A nail-biting concatenation of events with delightfully twisted sense of humour, impeccably written a...( read more) -
January 20, 2009For just plain real-world, everyday scary, this Hitchcock is hard to beat. There really are psychopaths like Guy Haines, so beware of running into one of them. Farley Granger plays well about as whacked out a nutcase as you could hope not to find. I love what Rob Reiner did wi...( read more)
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January 18, 2009hitchcock doing what he does best at the height of his career. i don't think i've ever watched such a suspenseful tennis match. he directs it so masterfully! what great camera shots and what an atmospheric score. robert walker plays the psychotic bruno very well also
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December 14, 2008"Lets swap Murders- your wife, my father"- seemingly innocent conversation between two strangers - Bruno Anthony and Guy Haines when they meet over lunch on a train journey. Guy, a solid, respectable tennis player, whose problem is that his wife, the flirtatious Miriam, won't div...( read more)
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November 16, 2009Yes yes, very good and definately worth watching, but there are better films from Hitchcock if you ask me. The ending seemed a bit too much and suffered from flaws. Concerning the acting, especially Robert Walker performed well.
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November 12, 2009Interesting premise poorly executed, Ridiculous unconvincing moments come one after another just to make the story progress or create excitement & thrills, for example Anne's sister's resembelance to Miriam & the way Anne suddenly becomes super-genius & discovers everything is hi...( read more)
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October 24, 2009Incredible movie!!!!! Highly recommend!!! Non-stop suspense, action, and a huge thriller movie right down to the unbelievable ending featuring a merry-go-round that you won't believe!!! I loved this movie! The actors were superb in every scene!! A must-see!!!!!
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October 23, 2009Hitchcocks best 'film-noir' is sinister and dark, with excellent cinematography and set pieces
Critic Reviews
January 15, 2004
Roger Ebert, Chicago Sun-Times
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October 5, 2006I love this movie. I just want to see it again and again.
Alfred Hitchcock is a pure genius and this movie is probely the best.
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