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First Saw:Digitally |
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Rating: NR
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Year:
1948
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Category: Thriller
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Director:
Alfred Hitchcock
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Time:
80 min.
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Writer:
Patrick Hamilton & Hume Cronyn
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Mine: |
A fascinating blend of suspense and dark humor. The stageyness of the filming helps to increase the tension. The strange homosexual subtext also adds to the blend. A triumph of direction.
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Leonard Maltin/Plot synopsis: |
Two young men strangle their "inferior" classmate, hide his body in their apartment, and invite his friends and family to a dinner party as a means to challenge the "perfection" of their crime.
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