Strangers on a Train is a film released in 1951 by Warner Bros. It was produced and directed by Alfred Hitchcock. The film stars Farley Granger, Ruth Roman, Robert Walker, Leo G. Carroll, Kasey Rogers (credited as Laura Elliott), and Patricia Hitchcock.
The film was based on the novel of the same name by Patricia Highsmith, who also wrote The Talented Mr. Ripley. Detective novelist Raymond Chandler wrote an early draft of the screenplay, despite ...
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Strangers on a Train is a film released in 1951 by Warner Bros. It was produced and directed by Alfred Hitchcock. The film stars Farley Granger, Ruth Roman, Robert Walker, Leo G. Carroll, Kasey Rogers (credited as Laura Elliott), and Patricia Hitchcock.
The film was based on the novel of the same name by Patricia Highsmith, who also wrote The Talented Mr. Ripley. Detective novelist Raymond Chandler wrote an early draft of the screenplay, despite his having considered the story implausible.
This movie is ranked number 114 on IMDB's "Top 250 Films of All-Time" and is number 32 on AFI's 100 Years... 100 Thrills.
Amateur tennis star Guy Haines (Farley Granger) wants to divorce his vulgar and unfaithful small-town wife, Miriam (Kasey Rogers), in order to be able to marry the woman he loves, the elegant, beautiful, and rich Anne Morton (Ruth Roman), the daughter of a senator.
Guy Haines's wife Miriam, however, is not at all interested in divorce: she is having plenty of affairs, has become...
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