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Category: Crime, Drama, Mystery/Noir/ThrillerNotable as: Psychological thriller, Adapted WorkSub-Category: Thriller, LGBT, Psychological thriller, Film noir, Film adaptation, Crime Fiction, DramaNarrative location: WashingtonRuntime: 93 - 103 minutesLanguage: English, FrenchCountry: United StatesFilming location: Connecticut, New York CityDirector: Alfred HitchcockScreenwriter: Raymond Chandler, Whitfield Cook, Ben HechtBased on: Strangers on a TrainMusic: Dimitri TiomkinCinematography: Robert BurksStars: Robert Walker, Farley Granger, Ruth Roman, Leo G. Carroll, Pat Hitchcock, Marion Lorne, Kasey Rogers, Jonathan Hale, Norma Varden, Robert Gist Producer: Alfred HitchcockAward nominations: Academy Award for Best Cinematography, Black-and-White (Robert Burks)Award details: (details at IMDb)
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Strangers on a Train is an American psychological crime thriller film produced and directed by Alfred Hitchcock, and based on the 1950 novel of the same name by Patricia Highsmith. It was shot in the autumn of 1950 and released by Warner Bros. on June 30, 1951. The film stars Farley Granger, Ruth Roman, and Robert Walker, and features Leo G. Carroll, Patricia Hitchcock, and Laura Elliott. The film is number 32 on AFI's 100 Years... 100 Thrills. The story concerns two strangers who meet on a train, a young tennis player and a charming psychopath. The psychopath suggests that because they each want to "get rid" of someone, they should "exchange" murders, and that way neither will get caught. The first murder is committed; then the psychopath tries to force the tennis player to complete the bargain.


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