Strangers on a Train (1951)
- Directed by
- Alfred Hitchcock
- Genre
- drama film, film noir, action film, crime film, romance film, melodrama
- Country
- United States
- Runtime
- 1h 41m
- Rated
- 12
- Rating
- 7.7 of 10 from 1,899 voters
- Elsewhere
- IMDb
The catalogue in 3D
The film shelves have a room of their own that you can walk around in. The cat behind the counter is the AI Catbot, and they pick real films from the same catalogue when you tell them what you feel like watching. Nothing is for sale, here or in there. Go in from here and this film is already out on the counter, with more like it waiting on the shelf next to it.
How it feels
Two men meet on a train and one proposes swapping murders to avoid suspicion. The other man tries to resist but gets pulled into a dangerous game.
tensesuspensefuldarkpsychologically chargedunsettlingfast-pacedmalevolenttwisted
What happens
Strangers on a Train is a 1951 American psychological thriller film noir produced and directed by Alfred Hitchcock, and adapted by Raymond Chandler and Czenzi Ormonde from the 1950 novel of the same name by Patricia Highsmith. It was shot in late 1950, and released by Warner Bros. Pictures on June 30, 1951, starring Farley Granger, Ruth Roman and Robert Walker. The story concerns two strangers who meet on a train, one of whom is a psychopath who suggests that they "exchange" murders so that neither will be caught. The film initially received mixed reviews, but has since been regarded much more favorably. In 2021, the film was selected for preservation in the United States National Film Registry by the Library of Congress as being "culturally, historically, or aesthetically significant". (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)
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