La Corde
PG

La Corde

Un festin diabolique !

1948 • 81 min • Thriller · Crime · Drama

Our family guide

Best from age 13
77
Movie Knight Score
3068 reviews
  • 75 Reviewers · 4 · 60%
  • 79 Audience · 3064 · 40%

Deux jeunes hommes organisent un dîner, invitant des amis et la famille d'un camarade de classe qu'ils viennent d'assassiner, dans le cadre d'une expérience intellectuelle de "crime parfait". Le suspense monte à mesure que leur ancien professeur soupçonne un coup monté.

Violence & peril
4/10
Language
1/10
Drinking, drugs & smoking
3/10
Romance & sensuality
1/10
Scary moments
5/10

Heads up

  • Discussions sur un meurtre et un corps dissimulé
  • Les personnages boivent de l'alcool et fument des cigarettes tout au long du film
  • Suspense psychologique intense

What it models well

  • Curiosité intellectuelle
  • Conséquences des actes
  • Responsabilité morale

Talk about it after

  • La nature du bien et du mal
  • Les dangers de l'arrogance intellectuelle
  • Comment les secrets affectent les relations

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Top billed cast

Director: Alfred Hitchcock • Crew: Arthur Laurents

Trailers & clips

James Stewart Discovers the Body in 'Rope' (1948) | Hitchcock Presents

The Opening Scene from Rope (1948) | Hitchcock Presents

In Defence Of Murder "Rope" | Hitchcock Presents

Rupert's Suspicious "Rope" | Hitchcock Presents

Original Theatrical Trailer

Reviewer notes

Not recommended

_Rope_ is often praised for its technical ambition but falls flat in genuine suspense. The single-take gimmick overshadows the storytelling, leaving it feeling more like a stage play trapped in a cinematic format. Jimmy Stewart’s earnest charm feels misplaced here; his usual gravitas is oddly muted, making his presence more distracting than commanding.…

Recommended

Now I may be completely off beam here, but there is something ever so slightly homo-erotic about the relationship between John Dall ("Brandon") and Farley Granger ("Philip") in this rather clunky murder tale that is less of a mystery and more of a bragging exercise.…

RecommendedTrusted family reviewers

Rope was the first Alfred Hitchcock/James Stewart collaboration. They would go on to do "Rear Window", "The Man Who Knew Too Much", and finally, "Vertigo". This being the first, and also a kind of experimental film on Hitchcock's part, it is the weakest of the four. Shot as a play, mainly in one room, and with only a handful of cast members, the concept of how it was done is intriguing even today.…

RecommendedTrusted family reviewers

Can't believe I'm only seeing this now. It's great. Basically a play. There couldn't have been more than 15 shots. Ending had me in tears. Shouts out

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Details

TMDB audience
7.9/10 (3,064)
Age rating
PG
Status
Released
Budget
$1,500,000
Box office
$2,200,000