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Strangers on a Train

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

1951 · PG · 1h 41m

Directed by Alfred Hitchcock

7.7

TMDB audience score
1,971 votes, out of 10

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Synopsis

A charming psychopath tries to coerce a tennis star into his theory that two strangers can commit the perfect crime by exchanging murders—each killing the other’s most-hated person.

Where to watch

Official options in the United States:

Free

  • Kanopy

Free with ads

  • Plex Channel
  • Plex
  • Tubi TV

Rent

  • Amazon Video
  • Apple TV Store
  • Google Play Movies
  • YouTube
  • Fandango At Home

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Cast

  • Farley Granger
    Guy Haines

  • Ruth Roman
    Anne Morton

  • Robert Walker
    Bruno Antony

  • Leo G. Carroll
    Senator Morton

  • Patricia Hitchcock
    Barbara Morton

  • Kasey Rogers
    Miriam Haines

  • Marion Lorne
    Mrs. Antony

  • Jonathan Hale
    Mr. Antony

  • Howard St. John
    Captain Turley

  • John Brown
    Prof. Collins

  • Norma Varden
    Mrs. Cunningham

  • Robert Gist
    Leslie Hennessey

  • Brooks Benedict
    Tennis Umpire (uncredited)

  • John Doucette
    Detective Hammond (uncredited)

  • Harry Hines
    Man Under Merry-Go-Round (uncredited)

  • Alfred Hitchcock
    Man Boarding Train Carrying Double Bass (uncredited)

  • Paul McGuire
    Train Passenger (uncredited)

  • Oliver Cross
    Party Guest (uncredited)