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Two young men influenced by Nietzsche's concept of the superman kill a weak school colleague merely for the intellectual thrill of it and then invite the dead boy's father and fiancee for a meal in the room where the corpse is hidden. Based on the true story of the Leopold-Loeb murder case, the film is famous for the fact that it appears as one continuous shot of 80 minutes.

Keywords:

Crime, Drama, Thriller, Based-on-Novel, Movie, Film, Movies, Films

Additional Information:

(1948) (USA) (4 Star)

Cast:

James Stewart	.... Rupert Cadell
John Dall	.... Brandon Shaw
Farley Granger	.... Phillip Morgan
Cedric Hardwicke	.... Mr. Kentley
Constance Collier	.... Mrs. Atwater
Douglas Dick	.... Kenneth Lawrence

Supporting Cast:

Edith Evanson	.... Mrs. Wilson
Dick Hogan	.... David Kentley
Joan Chandler	.... Janet Walker

Directors:

Alfred Hitchcock

Writers:

Patrick Hamilton
Hume Cronyn