Rent Dial M for Murder (1954)

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1h 41min
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Synopsis:
Former tennis pro Tony Wendice (Ray Milland) hatches a cunning plot to get rid of his socialite wife, Margot (Grace Kelly), when he discovers that she has been having an affair with author Mark Halliday (Robert Cummings). Wendice blackmails a corrupt former schoolmate into murdering her, but the man bungles the job, and Margot, having killed her would-be assailant in self-defence, then finds herself under suspicion of premeditated murder...
Actors:
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Directors:
Producers:
Alfred Hitchcock
Writers:
Frederick Knott
Studio:
Warner
Genres:
Classics, Thrillers
Collections:
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BBFC:
Release Date:
04/02/2008
Run Time:
101 minutes
Languages:
English Dolby Digital 1.0 Mono, French Dolby Digital 1.0 Mono, Italian Dolby Digital 1.0 Mono
Subtitles:
Arabic, Dutch, English, English Hard of Hearing, French, Italian, Italian Hard of Hearing
DVD Regions:
Region 2
Formats:
Pal
Aspect Ratio:
Widescreen 1.85:1
Colour:
Colour
Bonus:
  • Theatrical Trailer
  • Hitchcock and Dial M
  • 3D: A Brief History
BBFC:
Release Date:
14/10/2019
Run Time:
105 minutes
Languages:
Brazilian Portuguese Dolby Digital 1.0, Castilian Spanish Dolby Digital 1.0, English DTS-HD Master Audio 1.0, French Dolby Digital 1.0, German Dolby Digital 1.0, Italian Dolby Digital 1.0, Latin American Spanish Dolby Digital 1.0
Subtitles:
Brazilian, Castillian, Dutch, English, English Hard of Hearing, French, German Hard of Hearing, Italian Hard of Hearing, Latin American Spanish
Formats:
Pal
Aspect Ratio:
Widescreen 1.78:1 / 16:9
Colour:
Colour
BLU-RAY Regions:
B
Bonus:
  • Documentary Hitchcock and Dial M
  • Theatrical Trailer
BBFC:
Release Date:
26/11/2012
Run Time:
105 minutes
Languages:
Brazilian Portuguese Dolby Digital 1.0, Castilian Spanish Dolby Digital 1.0, English DTS-HD Master Audio 1.0, French Dolby Digital 1.0, German Dolby Digital 1.0, Italian Dolby Digital 1.0, Latin American Spanish Dolby Digital 1.0
Subtitles:
Brazilian, Castillian, Dutch, English, English Hard of Hearing, French, German Hard of Hearing, Italian Hard of Hearing, Spanish
Formats:
Pal
Aspect Ratio:
Widescreen 1.78:1 / 16:9
Colour:
Colour
BLU-RAY Regions:
B
Bonus:
  • Documentary Hitchcock and Dial M
  • Theatrical Trailer

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Reviews (2) of Dial M for Murder

1954 - Dial M for Murder review by JD

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19/08/2015

I don't expect many to read this review. If you are considering a lesser known 1954 Hitchcock you are already a certified film buff. Ray Milland was not known to me previously but he is an interesting actor. Good (not great), unglamourous and undramatic. Grace Kelly is the opposite. The entire piece is filmed in a room. Standard for a play (from which this was taken), unusual for a film. Good plot, not amazing but very entertaining.

3 out of 3 members found this review helpful.

Filmed stage thriller. - Dial M for Murder review by Steve

Spoiler Alert
20/02/2021

Entertaining adaptation of Frederick Knott's stage hit is one of Hitch's impediment films, barely opened up from a single set.

The bitter and betrayed Ray Milland plans the perfect murder of his unfaithful and rich wife (played by Grace Kelly) which then excruciatingly crumbles under investigation. It's a clever murder story with the confinement of the action proving no barrier to friction free suspense and some really satisfying complications.

 It's unfair to see this as mostly a rehearsal for the similar impediment employed in Rear Window. It is one of the best ever conversions of a traditional British stage thriller to film. And Hitch fills the cramped set with memorable images, such as the ostentatious killing of Anthony Dawson with Ms. Kelly's sewing scissors, intended to show up in the original 3D version.

As is common with the genre, it is inevitably quite superficial, with flimsy characterisations and little relevance to real life. But, so what, and the skilled cast, particularly the unscrupulous Milland and the dapper (Columbo-esque) investigator John Williams lend the roles plenty of charisma.

1 out of 1 members found this review helpful.

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