1954 Directed by Alfred Hitchcock
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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me after that iconic grace kelly with scissors scene: if i am killed by grace kelly DO NOT PROSECUTE THAT MURDERER because SHE caught ME slipping!!! that is on me!!!!!
That trifecta of direction, acting and script in Hitchcock's film is nigh perfect, much like the murder it portays.
This film holds a weird kind of suspense. It's not the edge of your seat stuff or the oppressive terror of psychological thrillers. It is the suspense of intrigue. It is being taken along on a dialogue driven deconstruction of a murder that is so superb because of the meticulous filmmaking and superb line delivery. It is fascinating and engaging to keep guessing what will happen next and how our morally questionable protagonist will save himself from the net that is slowly closing around him.
The third act is perhaps a bit too drawn out, but then again I shouldn't complain as it allows us to spend a bit more time with one of the most beautiful women that ever lived.
This is, to me, one of Hitchcock's very best.
"in stories things usually turn out the way the author wants them to; and in real life they don't... always"
Another terrific genre fare from the master of suspense, Alfred Hitchcock's Dial M for Murder tells the story of a former tennis player who discovers his wife having an extra-marital affair, devises a foolproof plan to murder her, and blackmails one of his acquaintances into carrying out the act. But when things go wrong, he is left with no choice but to improvise.
Expertly directed from start to finish, this film remains one of Hitchcock's most enjoyable & entertaining works and features a tightly structured plot that is fine tuned by its cut-throat editing to engage the viewers in solving the investigation for which the director provides ample clues yet never more than what's available to the characters in the story.…
I believe this quote from Hitchcock/Truffaut sums this movie up nicely.
"Dial M For Murder is good as hell"
-Francois Truffaut
My husband and I watched this together on our honeymoon, so we think of it as our movie. We watch it every year on our anniversary.
the way this movie takes place in one room for the most part and didn't bored me is something that surprised me!
Grace Kellys eyes are a doorway to another dimension, i presume it to be heaven.
