Rope Unleashed
A short documentary about the filming of Alfred Hitchcock's 'Rope'. Interviews with screenwriter Arthur Laurents delve into the troubles of secretly making a movie about gay murderers in the 1940s.
Top Cast
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Hume Cronyn
Self
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Arthur Laurents
Self
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Farley Granger
Self
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Patricia Hitchcock
Self
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Joan Chandler
Self (archive footage)
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Constance Collier
Self (archive footage)
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John Dall
Self (archive footage)
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Douglas Dick
Self (archive footage)
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Edith Evanson
Self (archive footage)
Overview
A short documentary about the filming of Alfred Hitchcock's 'Rope'. Interviews with screenwriter Arthur Laurents delve into the troubles of secretly making a movie about gay murderers in the 1940s.
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