It's his most nerve-stretching thriller!

Starring: James Stewart, John Dall, Farley Granger, Joan Chandler, Sir Cedric Hardwicke, Constance Collier, Edith Evanson

DML Rating: ★★★★★★★★★★ - perfect

"I've always wished for more artistic talent. Well, murder can be an art, too. The power to kill can be just as satisfying as the power to create." - Brandon Shaw

Why watch this? This is my favorite Hitchcock film. It's lean and twisted.

Plot Summary: Two intellectual young men, Brandon and Phillip, murder a former classmate as an act to prove their supposed superiority. They then host a dinner party, with the victim's body hidden in a chest within the same room, serving as a macabre challenge to mental acuity. As the evening unfolds, their former professor, Rupert, becomes increasingly suspicious at their odd behavior.

Dad's Preview: There is just something about this film that I love. Perhaps it is the devious plot by two privileged men who tempt fate out of boredom. Perhaps it is James Stewart's performance as their old college professor who immediately senses something is amiss. Perhaps it is Hitchcock's unique techniques, where he uses long takes, which in turn gives the viewer a sense of a continuous take. It was not popular upon release, but this is a gripping, bold, interesting, even controversial film.

Transatlantic Pictures; Warner Bros.