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Dial M for Murder [VHS]
starring: Ray Milland, Grace Kelly, Robert Cummings, John Williams, Anthony Dawson
directed by: Alfred Hitchcock

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A suave tennis player (Ray Milland) plots the perfect murder, the dispatching of his wealthy wife (Grace Kelly), who is having an affair with a writer (Robert Cummings). Amazingly, the wife manages to stave off her attacker, a twist of fate that challenges the hubby's talent for improvisation. Alfred Hitchcock wisely stuck to the stage origins of Dial M for Murder, ignoring the temptation to "open up" the material from the home of the unhappy couple. The result may not be one of Hitchcock's deepest films, but it's a thoroughly engaging chamber movie. It also features Grace Kelly at her loveliest, the same year she made Rear Window with Hitchcock. Dial M for Murder was filmed in the briefly trendy 3-D process, and Hitchcock shot some scenes to bring out the depth of the 3-D field; it's especially good for the nail-biting attempted murder of Kelly, and her desperate reach for a pair of scissors that seems to be just outside her grasp. However, the film was rarely shown with the proper 3-D projection, going out "flat" instead (a 1980 reissue restored the process for a limited theatrical release). Dial M was remade in 1998 as A Perfect Murder, a film that changed and expanded the material, with no improvement on the clean, witty original. --Robert Horton



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Audience Rating: PG (Parental Guidance Suggested)
Binding: VHS Tape
EAN: 9786304039533
Format: Closed-captioned, Color, HiFi Sound, NTSC
ISBN: 6304039530
Label: Warner Home Video
Languages: EnglishUnknown
Manufacturer: Warner Home Video
Number Of Items: 1
Publisher: Warner Home Video
Release Date: June 18, 1996
Running Time: 105 minutes
Studio: Warner Home Video
Theatrical Release Date: May 29, 1954

Customer Reviews

Clever murder mystery, theatrical 4 out of 5 stars
I wouldn't put this movie in the top drawer of Hitchcock's output but it's still well worth watching. With the DVD, the extra features are very illuminating and watching the analysis of people like Peter Bogdanovich deepens the viewer's understanding and enjoyment.

The movie is based on a successful play by Frederick Knott, one of those playwrights much celebrated in their own time and now mostly forgotten. Hitchcock's treatment is very theatrical. Almost all the action takes place in ... Read More


 







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