Strangers on a Train

Strangers on a Train (1951)

It begins with the shriek of a train whistle and ends with shrieking excitement! Young America's idol - a good looking stranger in search of sensation - and a girl in love. These are the people around whom Alfred Hitchcock spins his wonderful new web of suspense and surprise. WARNER BROS. bring a pounding new tempo to motion picture entertainment.

My Rating		8.0
IMDb Rating		8.3 (12,925 votes) top 250: #93

Front Cover

Actor

Farley Granger	Guy Haines
Ruth Roman	Anne Morton
Robert Walker	Bruno Anthony
Leo G. Carroll	Sen. Morton
Patricia Hitchcock	Barbara Morton
Laura Elliott	Miriam Joyce Haines
Marion Lorne	Mrs. Anthony
Jonathan Hale	Mr. Anthony
Howard St. John	Police Capt. Turley
John Brown	Prof. Collins
Norma Varden	Mrs. Cunningham
Robert Gist	Leslie Hennessy

Plot
Tennis star Guy Haines meets a stranger on the Washington-to-New York train who offers to exchange murders.

Movie Details

Director	Alfred Hitchcock
Producer	Alfred Hitchcock
Writer	Raymond Chandler; Czenzi Ormonde
Photography	Robert Burks
Musician	Dimitri Tiomkin
Editing	William H. Ziegler
Studio	Warner Bros.

Genre	Film-Noir; Thriller
Country	USA
Language	English
Movie Release Date	1951
Running Time	97 mins
Color	Black And White
Audience Rating	PG
MPAA	Some violence and tension.

Personal Details
Index	42
Collection Status	In Collection
Format	DVD
Viewing Date	2005
Purchase Date	2005
Purchase Price	40,00 zł
Condition	Excellent
Store	MediaMarkt
Seen Where	Home
Location	Birmingham
Owner	Madzia & Wojtek

Product Details
Release Date	2004
No. of Disks	2
Packaging	Keep Case
Region	Region 2 Region 5
Screen Ratio	1.37 (4:3) Full Frame
Layers	Single Side, Dual Layer
Chapters	33
Audio Tracks	Dolby Digital Mono 1.0 - English
Subtitles	Danish; English; English for the hearing impaired; Finnish; Greek; Hebrew; Hungarian; Polish; Swedish
DVD Options	Interactive Menus Scene Selection

Extra Features

Disc #1
Commentary by Peter Bogdanovich, Joseph Stefano, Andrew Wilson and More
Theatrical Trailer
Disc #2
Preview Version
Strangers on a Train: A Hitchcock Classic
Strangers on a Train: An Appreciation by M. Night Shyamalan
Strangers on a Train: The Victim's P.O.V.
The Hitchcocks on Hitch
Alfred Hitchcock's Historical Meeting

Fun Stuff

Trivia: Raymond Chandler seems to have gone out of his way to behave disagreeably to Alfred Hitchcock. When Hitchcock arrived at Chandler's home for a story meeting, Chandler hollered from his window, "Look at the fat bastard trying to get out of his car!" (more)

Goofs: Continuity: When Bruno is kicking Guy on the merry-go-round, he is not holding the cigarette lighter, but when he dies, he has it in his hand. (more)

Quotes:
[first lines]
Bruno Anthony: I beg your pardon, but aren't you Guy Haines?
(more)

Awards: Nominated for Oscar. Another 1 nomination (more)

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