Strangers on a Train
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Strangers on a Train is a 1951 psychological thriller film directed by Alfred Hitchcock, centered on a deadly pact between two strangers who meet on a train.
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| instanceOf |
film
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psychological thriller film → |
| author |
Patricia Highsmith
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| award |
Edgar Award for Best Motion Picture Screenplay (nomination)
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| basedOn |
Strangers on a Train (novel)
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| castMember |
Farley Granger
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Leo G. Carroll NERFINISHED → Patricia Hitchcock NERFINISHED → Robert Walker NERFINISHED → Ruth Roman NERFINISHED → |
| cinematographer |
Robert Burks
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| composer |
Dimitri Tiomkin
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| countryOfOrigin |
United States
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| director |
Alfred Hitchcock
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| distributor |
Warner Bros.
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| editor |
William H. Ziegler
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| filmFormat |
black-and-white
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| filmRating |
PG
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| genre |
crime film
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psychological thriller → |
| hasFilmLocation |
California
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Washington Union Station NERFINISHED → |
| hasTheme |
duality
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fate → guilt → psychological manipulation → |
| influenced |
Throw Momma from the Train
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various later thriller films involving murder exchanges → |
| mainCharacter |
Bruno Antony
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Guy Haines NERFINISHED → |
| narrativeFocus |
moral dilemma
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murder plot → |
| notableScene |
climactic carousel sequence
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murder reflected in eyeglasses at amusement park → |
| originalLanguage |
English
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| partOf |
Alfred Hitchcock filmography
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| plotSummary |
Two strangers meet on a train and one proposes a criss-cross murder exchange that leads to a deadly pact.
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| portrayedBy |
Farley Granger
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Robert Walker NERFINISHED → |
| producer |
Alfred Hitchcock
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| productionCompany |
Warner Bros.
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| publicationDate |
1951
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| runtimeMinutes |
101
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| screenwriter |
Czenzi Ormonde
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Raymond Chandler NERFINISHED → Whitfield Cook NERFINISHED → |
| setting |
Metcalf (fictional town)
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Washington, D.C. NERFINISHED → train → |
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Alfred Hitchcock
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Alfred Hitchcock
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