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| Genre/Form: | Detective and mystery films Film adaptations Fiction films Feature films Video recordings for the hearing impaired Mystery Mystery films Drama |
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| Named Person: | Patricia Highsmith |
| Material Type: | Videorecording |
| Document Type: | Visual material |
| All Authors / Contributors: |
Alfred Hitchcock; Raymond Chandler; Czenzi Ormonde; Farley Granger; Ruth Roman; Robert Walker; Leo G Carroll; Pat Hitchcock; Laura Elliott; Patricia Highsmith; Warner Bros.; Warner Home Video (Firm) |
| ISBN: | 0790731029 9780790731025 |
| OCLC Number: | 38844742 |
| Language Note: | In English with optional French soundtrack; optional subtitles in English, French, or Spanish; closed-captioned in English for the hearing impaired. |
| Notes: | Contains the Hollywood version (101 min.) on side A and the British version (103 min.) on side B. Based on the novel by Patricia Highsmith. Originally produced as motion picture in 1951. Special features: scene access, cast, production notes, newsreel/trailer gallery, film flash. |
| Credits: | Director of photography, Robert Burks; film editor, William Ziegler; original music, Dimitri Tiomkin. |
| Cast: | Farley Granger, Ruth Roman, Robert Walker, Leo G. Carroll, Patricia Hitchcock, Laura Elliott. |
| Target Audience: | Hollywood version not rated; British version rated PG. |
| Description: | 1 videodisc (204 min.) : sd., b&w, double sided ; 4 3/4 in. |
| Details: | DVD; Dolby digital; formatted to fit TV screen. |
| Contents: | Side A. Hollywood version (ca. 101 min.) -- side B. British version (ca. 103 min.) |
| Other Titles: | Strangers on a train (Motion picture). Alfred Hitchcock's Strangers on a train Strangers on a train |
| Responsibility: | Warner Bros.; directed by Alfred Hitchcock |
| Local System Bib Number: | 183480 |
Abstract:
A tennis star (Guy) is harassed on a train by a psychotic (Bruno) who wants to swap murders and who proceeds to carry out his part of the unconfirmed bargain. The British version amplifies Bruno's flamboyance, his homoerotic attraction to Guy, and his psychotic personality.
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