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Film · Crime, Drama, Thriller

Strangers on a Train (1951)

★ 7.7 · 1,965 votes1 h 41 minCrime, Drama, Thriller1951

It starts with a shriek of a train whistle... and ends with shrieking excitement!

A charming psychopath tries to coerce a tennis star into his theory that two strangers can commit the perfect crime by exchanging murders—each killing the other’s most-hated person.

Director
Alfred Hitchcock
Writers
Czenzi Ormonde, Whitfield Cook, Patricia Highsmith
Country
United States
Language
English
Release date
June 27, 1951

Cast

  • Farley GrangerGuy Haines
  • Ruth RomanAnne Morton
  • Robert WalkerBruno Antony
  • Leo G. CarrollSenator Morton
  • Patricia HitchcockBarbara Morton
  • Kasey RogersMiriam Haines
  • Marion LorneMrs. Antony
  • Jonathan HaleMr. Antony
  • Howard St. JohnCaptain Turley
  • John BrownProf. Collins
  • Norma VardenMrs. Cunningham
  • Robert GistLeslie Hennessey
  • Brooks BenedictTennis Umpire (uncredited)
  • John DoucetteDetective Hammond (uncredited)
  • Harry HinesMan Under Merry-Go-Round (uncredited)
  • Alfred HitchcockMan Boarding Train Carrying Double Bass (uncredited)
  • Paul McGuireTrain Passenger (uncredited)
  • Oliver CrossParty Guest (uncredited)
  • Tom FerrandiniLinesman (uncredited)
  • Stuart HallTennis Match Spectator (uncredited)
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