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Dial M for Murder (1954)

PG · 1954-05-29 · 1h 45m · EN
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Is this the man she was waiting for... or the man who was waiting for her?

An ex-tennis pro carries out a plot to have his wife murdered after discovering she is having an affair, and assumes she will soon leave him for the other man anyway. When things go wrong, he improvises a new plan—to frame her for murder instead.

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Alfred HitchcockDirector
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$1.4M
Box office
$3M

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Ray MillandRay MillandTony WendiceGrace KellyGrace KellyMargot WendiceRobert CummingsRobert CummingsMark HallidayJohn WilliamsJohn WilliamsChief Inspector HubbardAnthony DawsonAnthony DawsonCharles SwannLeo BrittLeo BrittStorytellerPatrick AllenPatrick AllenDetective PearsonGeorge LeighGeorge LeighDetective WilliamsGeorge AldersonGeorge AldersonFirst DetectiveRobin HughesRobin HughesPolice Sergeant O'BrienJack CunninghamJack CunninghamBobby (uncredited)Guy DolemanGuy DolemanDetective (uncredited)

Keywords

DetectiveMurderLoveSecretLondon, englandAdulteryJealousyMarriageBlackmailTheftLetterClassicHusbandTennis playerVisitMurder plotCrime fiction writerKeysThe perfect murderThe perfect crimeRestricted setting

Movie DNA

Genre affinityThriller · CrimeTheme affinityDetective · Murder · LoveDirector preference99505Actor preference194767 · 156577 · 227626Country preferenceUsDecade preference1950

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What is Dial M for Murder about?

An ex-tennis pro carries out a plot to have his wife murdered after discovering she is having an affair, and assumes she will soon leave him for the other man anyway. When things go wrong, he improvises a new plan—to frame her for murder instead.

How long is Dial M for Murder?

Dial M for Murder has a runtime of 105 minutes.

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