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Strangers on a Train

19511h 41mCrime · Thriller · Drama
directed by Alfred Hitchcock

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

8.2 / 10

Synopsis

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.

Cast

Farley Granger·Guy Haines
Ruth Roman·Anne Morton
Robert Walker·Bruno Antony
Leo G. Carroll·Sen. Morton
Patricia Hitchcock·Barbara Morton
Kasey Rogers·Miriam Haines
Marion Lorne·Mrs. Antony
Jonathan Hale·Mr. Antony
Howard St. John·Police Capt. Turley
John Brown·Prof. Collins

Average shot length

6s per shot

Alfred Hitchcock's career average is 16.6s across 54 measured films —see the full picture.