Rope (1957)
- Directed by
- William Sterling
- Genre
- thriller, crime, drama, tv movie
- Country
- Australia
- Runtime
- 1h 10m
- 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 host a dinner party for friends and a professor. The guests do not know that the hosts have just committed a murder and have hidden the body in the room. The story unfolds in real time as the guests become increasingly suspicious.
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What happens
Rope is a 1957 Australian television film based on the play Rope by Patrick Hamilton. It was presented in real time. Broadcast live in Sydney, it was kinescoped/telerecorded for showing in Melbourne (these were the only Australian cities with TV at the time). Based on the play by Patrick Hamilton, it aired in a 70-minute time-slot on non-commercial ABC. It was one of several Patrick Hamilton adaptations done on Australian television. It was also arguably one of the first depictions of queer characters on Australian television. Murder mysteries were popular subjects for Australian television plays. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)
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A Bird in a Gilded Cage (1957)- More like this film, on a shelf you can walk up to.It's the lit case on the top shelf.