Dial M for Murder
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1954
1h 45m
PG
English
Thriller, Crime
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An ex-tennis pro carries out a plot to have his wife murdered after discovering she is having an affair, and assumes she will soon leave him for the other man anyway. When things go wrong, he improvises a new plan—to frame her for murder instead.
Dial M for Murder
An ex-tennis pro carries out a plot to have his wife murdered after discovering she is having an affair, and assumes she will soon leave him for the other man anyway. When things go wrong, he improvises a new plan—to frame her for murder instead.
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Cast
Tony Wendice
Margot Wendice
Mark Halliday
Chief Inspector Hubbard
Charles Swann
Storyteller
Detective Pearson
Detective Williams
First Detective
Police Sergeant O'Brien
Bobby (uncredited)
Detective (uncredited)
Woman Exiting Ship (uncredited)
Man in Phone Booth (uncredited)
Men's Club Party Member (uncredited...
Policeman Outside Wendice Flat (unc...
Judge at Margot's Trial (uncredited...
Detective (uncredited)
Waiter at Stag Dinner (uncredited)
Banquet Member (uncredited)
Banquet Member (uncredited)
Directed By: Alfred Hitchcock
Written By: Frederick Knott (Screenplay)
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CatyAlexandre
/10 11 years ago
I read that Dial M for Murder this year would be part of our anual Independent Film Festival (called IndieLisboa) and since it was one of the Alfred Hitchcock films that I had not seen yet what a perfect opportunity to check it, more so in the big screen and with a special edition in 3D.
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katch22
3 years ago
It is very obvious that this was written as a play. It is very heavy on exposition to cover almost all activities that take place outside of the "essentially" one room of the apartment. Nothing wrong with that, but it gives the film a different feel. This is more of an intellectual exercise than More
John Chard
6 years ago
This 3D, it's murder it is.
Middle tier Hitchcock but still one of the finest mystery thrillers around. Ray Milland plays Tony Wendice, a former tennis player married to Grace Kelly's Margot, the source of his wealth. Fearing his lifestyle is about to come to an end due to her dalliances with A More
Middle tier Hitchcock but still one of the finest mystery thrillers around. Ray Milland plays Tony Wendice, a former tennis player married to Grace Kelly's Margot, the source of his wealth. Fearing his lifestyle is about to come to an end due to her dalliances with A More
brightonguy
5 years ago
While this is not one of the most popular Alfred Hitchcock films out there, it is still brilliant.
You can immediately recognise this film has Sir Alfred Hitchcock’s signature on it from the way the film is shot and its story is told.
I did not know anything about the film before I started w More
You can immediately recognise this film has Sir Alfred Hitchcock’s signature on it from the way the film is shot and its story is told.
I did not know anything about the film before I started w More
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