Strangers on a Train

★★★★★

Turkish title: Trendeki Yabancı

“It starts with a shriek of a train whistle... and ends with shrieking excitement!”

1951 · 1 h 41 min

Directed by Alfred Hitchcock · UK · Classical Hollywood

CrimeDramaFilm-Noir

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Cast

Farley Granger Robert Walker

Credits

Written by: Raymond Chandler

Plot

Two strangers agree to swap murders.

Sinekatalog’s take

Two men meet by chance and one proposes swapping murders. Hitchcock's thriller has a chilling Robert Walker, the carousel climax and a perfect sense of ordinary menace.Sinekatalog’s own editorial review – not a user or critic quote.

Ratings

IMDb: 7.9 / 10 (149,479 votes)
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