Strangers On A Train (1951)

1951 • 100 minutes
4.6
116 reviews
98%
Tomatometer
PG
Rating
Eligible
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Strange thing about this trip. So much occurs in pairs. Tennis star Guy (Farley Granger) hates his unfaithful wife. Mysterious Bruno (Robert Walker) hates his father. How perfect for a playful proposal: I'll kill yours, you kill mine. Now look at how Alfred Hitchcock reinforces the duality of human nature. The more you watch, the more you'll see. "Isn't it a fascinating design?" the Master of Suspense often asked. Actually, it's doubly fascinating. Hitchcock left behind two versions of Strangers on a Train. The original version (Side A) is an all-time thriller classic. A recently found longer prerelease British print (Side B) offers "a startling amplification of Bruno's flamboyance, his homoerotic attraction to Guy and his psychotic personality," according to Bill Desowitz of Film Comment. The laying bare of Bruno's hidden nature, along with the great set pieces (head-turning tennis match, disintegrating carousel) and suspense as only Hitchcock can deliver, makes for a first-class trip. MPAA Rating: NOTRATED (c) 1951 Warner Bros. Pictures Inc. All Rights Reserved.
Rating
PG

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4.6
116 reviews
Don Hill
February 11, 2016
bruno want swap murder, bruno will kill guy wife exchange guy kill bruno father/ bruno mother play on bewitch tv services
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J F
April 14, 2016
Especially love Farley Granger. Have to watch more of his movies now.
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Gregory Garcia
May 26, 2020
Great Acting and Suspense!👍👌
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