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Rope

Duration: 1 hour, 17 minutes

First broadcast: on BBC Two HDLatest broadcast: on BBC Two HD

Two young men kill a weak school friend merely for the intellectual thrill of it and then invite the dead boy's father and fiancee for a party in the room where the corpse is hidden.

Based on the true story of the Leopold-Loeb murder case, the film is famous for the fact that it appears to be one continuous shot of 80 minutes. Show less

Contributors

Rupert Cadell:
James Stewart
Brandon Shaw:
John Dall
Mr Kentley:
Cedric Hardwicke
Janet Walker:
Joan Chandler
Mrs Atwater:
Constance Collier
Kenneth:
Douglas Dick
David Kentley:
Dick Hogan

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