| Strangers on a Train |  | Director: Alfred Hitchcock
Actors: Leo G. Carroll, Farley Granger, Patricia Hitchcock, Marion Lorne, Ruth Roman
Studio: Warner Home Video
Category: DVD
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Format: Closed-captioned, Full Screen, Black & White, NTSC
Languages: English (Unknown), English (Subtitled), Spanish (Subtitled), French (Subtitled), English (Original Language), French (Original Language)
Rating: PG (Parental Guidance Suggested)
Region: 1
Discs: 1
Aspect Ratio: 1.33:1
Running Time: 101 Minutes
Shipping Weight (lbs): 0.3
Dimensions (in): 0 x 0 x 0
MPN: WARD15324D
ISBN: 0790731029
UPC: 085391532422
EAN: 9780790731025
ASIN: 0790731029
Release Date: June 11, 1997
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| Features:
| • | Actors: Leo G. Carroll, Farley Granger, Patricia Hitchcock, Marion Lorne, Ruth Roman. | | • | Format: Closed-captioned, Full Screen, Black & White, NTSC. | | • | Language: English (Dolby Digital 1.0), French (Dolby Digital 1.0). Subtitles: English, Spanish, French. | | • | Region: Region 1 (U.S. and Canada only). | | • | Run Time: 101 minutes. Rated PG. |
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Description
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.DVD Features:
Interactive Menus
Newsreel:Hitchcock newsreel footage
Production Notes
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Theatrical Trailer:Five trailers of Hitchcock movies
From its cleverly choreographed opening sequence to its heart-stopping climax on a rampant carousel, this 1951 Hitchcock classic readily earns its reputation as one of the director's finest examples of timeless cinematic suspense. It's not just a ripping-good thriller but a film student's delight and a perversely enjoyable battle of wits between tennis pro Guy (Farley Granger) and his mysterious, sycophantic admirer, Bruno (Robert Walker), who proposes a "criss-cross" scheme of traded murders. Bruno agrees to kill Guy's unfaithful wife, in return for which Guy will (or so it seems) kill Bruno's spiteful father. With an emphasis on narrative and visual strategy, Hitchcock controls the escalating tension with a master's flair for cinematic design, and the plot (coscripted by Raymond Chandler) is so tightly constructed that you'll be white-knuckled even after multiple viewings. --Jeff Shannon
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