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rope |1948| alfred hitchcock

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Rope (1948)

Directed by Alfred Hitchcock Cinematography by William V. Skall and Joseph A. Valentine

“The power to kill can be just as satisfying as the power to create.”

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Rope (1948)

Super fun fact about the filming of this movie found on its IMDB Trivia page:  Since the filming times were so long, everybody on the set tried their best to avoid any mistakes. At one point in the movie, the camera dolly ran over and broke a cameraman's foot, but to keep filming, he was gagged and dragged off. Another time, a woman puts her glass down but misses the table. A stagehand had to rush up and catch it before the glass hit the ground. Both parts are used in the final cut.

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This movie was banned in several American cities because of the implied homosexuality of Phillip (Farley Granger) and Brandon (John Dall).

I do love me some banned movies. Anything that scares the conservatives makes me happy.

I really am enjoying this film. Brilliant concept, interesting ideas and dialogue, fleshed out characters in under an hour and a half. Love it.

ESE: 95/100

50 +10 for concept +5 for “Hello, Champagne” joke +5 for Mrs. Atwater +5 for Brandon being a proper psychopath, very blasé about the idea of killing anyone he feels is inferior to him -5 for being crappy to Janet +10 for perfect casting -5 for Brandon’s mistake of bringing up the chickens +5 for the door being painted to look like wall +5 for the entire movie taking place in this apartment +10 for the 10 takes

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A behind-the-scene photograph from Rope (1948)

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**Shots of the Movie**

Rope (1948)

Director: Alfred Hitchcock Cinematographers: William V. Skall and Joseph Valentine

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Rope (1948) Alfred Hitchcock

January 17th 2020

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Rope (1948)

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(Literary License Podcast)

If you were to murder someone, would you invite the victims family and friends to dine on their coffin?  This is the premise of the sensational Alfred Hitchcock's Rope (1948).  Join us with special guest co-host Josh Monroe from the podcast The City Within The Walls.  The month were we learned reality is always stranger than fiction.