Rope (1948)

USA, 81 min
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Basic facts

Original title Rope
Film type Feature
Category Fiction
Director
Producer
Screenplay
Original work
Production country
  • USA
Production company
Classification Allowed from age 11
Dialogue
  • English
Swedish release 1949-05-09

Cast

James Stewart
Rupert Cadell, f.d. lärare, bokförläggare

John Dall
Brandon Shaw, student, en av Ruperts f.d. elever

Farley Granger
Philip, student, en av Ruperts f.d. elever, pianist

Joan Chandler
Janet Walker, David Kentleys fästmö

Cedric Hardwicke
Henry Kentley, Davids far

Constance Collier
Mrs. Atwater, Henry Kentleys syster

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Titles

Original title
  • Rope
Swedish release title
  • Repet
Alternative title
  • The Rope

Crew

Director
Screenplay
Producer
Production Manager
Director of Photography
Music
Production Designer
Film Editor
Production Mixer
Assistant Director
Technical Advisor
Script Supervisor
Adaptation
Camera Operator
Still Photographer
Assistant Cameraman
Gaffer
Best Boy
Key Grip
Musical Director
Set Decorator
Propman
Costume Designer
  • Adrian (Miss Chandlers kläder)
Make-up Supervisor
Hair Stylist
Wardrobe
Costume Assistant
Other Crew

Cast

James Stewart Rupert Cadell, f.d. lärare, bokförläggare
John Dall Brandon Shaw, student, en av Ruperts f.d. elever
Farley Granger Philip, student, en av Ruperts f.d. elever, pianist
Joan Chandler Janet Walker, David Kentleys fästmö
Cedric Hardwicke Henry Kentley, Davids far
Constance Collier Mrs. Atwater, Henry Kentleys syster
Edith Evanson Mrs. Wilson, Brandon och Philips hushållerska
Douglas Dick Kenneth "Ken" Lawrence, student, en av Ruperts f.d. elever, Janets ex-fästman
Dick Hogan David Kentley, en av Ruperts f.d. elever (mördas av Brandon och Philip i filmens inledning)
Alfred Hitchcock avbildad på en annonsskylt för avmagringsmedlet Reduco

Companies

Production Company Transatlantic Pictures Corporation
Warner Bros.-First National Productions, Inc.
Copyright Transatlantic Pictures Corporation 1948-09-25 (LP1845)
Distributor in Sweden (35 mm) Warner Bros. Film AB 1949
AB Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer 1963
United International Pictures AB 1984
Distributor in Sweden (Video) Esselte Video AB 1986
Distributor in Sweden (DVD) Universal Pictures Nordic AB 2001
Universal Pictures Nordic AB 2014

Swedish censorship / rating

Censorship number 124575
Date 1984-02-07
Classification Allowed from age 11
Original length 2136 meters
Notes Aktlängder: 536-397-405-491-307= 2136 meter.


Censorship number 100410
Date 1963-03-11
Classification Allowed from age 15
Original length 2190 meters
Censored length 2187 meters
Notes Aktlängder: 530-400-480-490-290= 2190 meter. Aktlängder efter klipp: 527-400-480-490-290= 2187 meter.


Censorship number 74666
Date 1948-12-22
Classification Allowed from age 15
Original length 2185 meters
Censored length 2175 meters
Notes (nedklippt av den svenska distributören från 2210 m till 2185 m. Censuren klippte därefter ytterligare 10 m)


Technical specifications

Aspect ratio 1.37:1
Sound type Sound
Sound system RCA Sound System
Colour type Colour
Colour system Technicolor
Carrier type 35 mm
Frames per second 24
Length in metres 2210 meter
Length in minutes 81 min


Original work

Original title Rope (Play)
Author Patrick Hamilton


Production location

1948-01-22 1948-02
Warner Bros. Studios (stage 12) Burbank, Kalifornien USA

Release dates

First showing 1948-09-25 81 min (US Release)
Release in Sweden 1949-05-09 Park Stockholm Sweden 80 min
TV showing 1996-12-14 TV4 Sweden
Cinemateksvisning, arkivkopia 1997-01-18
TV showing 1999-06-20 TV3 Sweden
DVD release 2001-11-14 Sweden
TV showing 2002-05-25 TV3 Sweden
Cinemateksvisning, arkivkopia 2007-09-01
2007-09-15
2008-03-01
DVD release 2014-02-19 Sweden (Blu-ray)
Cinematheque screening 2020-03-03 Filmhuset Stockholm Sweden
Cinemateksvisning, arkivkopia 2020-03-03
2020-10-27
2022-03-10 Stockholm Sweden

Soundtrack listing

Original title I'm Looking Over a Four-Leaf Clover
Composer Harry M. Woods (1927)
Lyrics Mort Dixon (1927)
Performer The Three Suns


Original title Mouvement perpétuel no 1
Composer Francis Poulenc


Holdings Film

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Element type Print
Item base Acetate
Carrier type 35 mm
Length 2143


Element type Print
Item base Acetate
Carrier type 35 mm
Length 2199


Holdings Posters

Size About 70 x 100 cm
Quantity 2


Size Smaller than 40 x 75 cm
Quantity 2


Size About 60 x 80 cm
Quantity 1


Size About 70 x 100 cm
Quantity 2


Size Smaller than 40 x 75 cm
Quantity 1


Size About 70 x 100 cm
Quantity 2


Holdings Scripts

Script type Cutting continuity
Language English


Holdings Stills

Black and white print SET
Colour prints 1
Slides 1
Album No


Holdings Promotion materials

Type Program/Reklamtryck


Type Program folio


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