Strangers On A Train
All week we have been looking at some of the best films by Alfred Hitchcock, as To Catch A Thief is re-released back on to the big screen. We bring our series of articles to a close with Strangers On A Train.
Strangers On A Train was based on the 1950 novel of the same name by Patricia Highsmith, and was released back in 951 starring Farley Granger, Robert Walker, and Ruth Roman.
A psychotic socialite confronts a pro tennis star with a theory on how two complete strangers can get away with murder...a theory that he plans to implement.
Strangers On A Train is another deadly suspense film from Hitchcock, and he delivers another tense and edge of your seat movie.
As we have seen so many time, Hitchcock gives us a movie that is packed with twists, turns, and drama as the story unfold, and yet he delivers these trademark elements in such a masterful way that it feels like you are seeing him do it for the very first time.
Hitchcock came to be known as the ‘master of suspense’ and yet you never get tired of seeing him deliver this format, no matter what film you are watching.
On top of all that, Strangers On A Train sees the director also explore interesting themes such as the fine line between hero and villain and manipulation.
Robert Walker delivers a terrifically creepy performance as Bruno Anthony, and it is a performance that you will remember long after the credits have rolled. He is one of those characters that really does make you skin crawl, and is one of Hitchcock’s greatest and most terrifying film characters.
Walker and Granger in particular are fantastic, and together they deliver some riveting scenes and breathe life into some wonderful dialogue.
Strangers On A Train is also a movie that is visually wonderful - Hitchcock really does deliver some marvellous set pieces throughout the film.
The merry-go-round is the one that immediately springs to mind, but there are many to enjoy throughout this film. Hitchcock showed that he was a much a visual director as he was a storyteller.
Strangers On A Train is a riveting, deadly as well as highly entertaining film, which really does rank as one of Hitchcock’s greatest thrillers.
To Catch A Thief is out now.
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