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A suave tennis player (Ray Milland) plots the perfect murder, the dispatching of his wealthy wife (Grace Kelly), who is having an affair with a writer (Robert Cummings). Amazingly, the wife manages to stave off her attacker, a twist of fate that challenges the hubby's talent for improvisation. Alfred Hitchcock wisely stuck to the stage origins of Dial M for Murder, ignoring the temptation to "open up" the material from the home of the unhappy couple. The result may not be one of Hitchcock's deepest films, but it's a thoroughly engaging chamber movie. It also features Grace Kelly at her loveliest, the same year she made Rear Window with Hitchcock. Dial M for Murder was filmed in the briefly trendy 3-D process, and Hitchcock shot some scenes to bring out the depth of the 3-D field; it's especially good for the nail-biting attempted murder of Kelly, and her desperate reach for a pair of scissors that seems to be just outside her grasp. However, the film was rarely shown with the proper 3-D projection, going out "flat" instead (a 1980 reissue restored the process for a limited theatrical release). Dial M was remade in 1998 as A Perfect Murder, a film that changed and expanded the material, with no improvement on the clean, witty original. --Robert Horton
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Ray Milland, Grace Kelly. A Woman Becomes Aware That Her Husband Is Trying To Kill Her And Must Devise A Plan To Trip Him Up At His Own Game. 1954/Color/105 Min/Pg/Fullscreen.
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The policeman is in many British movies, The plot is great, the build up cunning and all actors are great. Hmmm, gotta go and watch it again.
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Un Hitchcock inusité dans un huis clos qui montre le mal dans une forme des plus simple. Terriblement efficace avec une Grace Kelly étonnante.
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I have been one of the many people who have sent in, demanding that this DVD be released and now it is! This is a great Hitchcock thriller and most of his films are on DVD, so why not this one. At Last!!!
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One of my favourite movies ever
This movie made me a Hitchcock fan. I never tire of watching it. This is Grace Kelly at the height of her career. Excellent movie.
Published on Jun 16 2011 by Movie Nut
4.0 out of 5 stars
Do you really believe in the perfect murder?
Do you really believe in the perfect murder? Tony Wendice (Ray Milland), a former tennis player, does. Read more
Published on Mar 15 2007 by M. B. Alcat
3.0 out of 5 stars
Hitchcock Timeout
According to the director himself and no less an authority than Grace Kelly, Alfred Hitchcock directed this filmed stage play purely to kill time while readying his next picture... Read more
Published on July 9 2004
5.0 out of 5 stars
Interesting movie!
This is a great Alfred Hitchcock movie. It's one that is even better the second time you see it.
Now, about the DVD, does anyone know what the difference is between this one,... Read more
Published on Jun 27 2004
4.0 out of 5 stars
Good.
I can't remember the storyline from 'Dial M for Murder' too much, but I do remember liking it. Once again, the master filmmaker Alfred Hitchcock manages to make a fantastic film... Read more
Published on April 26 2004 by Dhaval Vyas
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Not Quite As Good As REAR WINDOW
DIAL M FOR MURDER is an Alfred Hitchcock classic about a man who is trying to have his unfaithful wife murdered for her wealth. Read more
Published on Mar 17 2004 by Peter Kenney
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Dial M for Masterful!
Dial M for Murder is not one of the all time greats of the Master, but it still has its merits. Based on a play by Friedrich Knott, it features the suave Ray Milland playing Tony... Read more
Published on Jan 28 2004 by David M. Lovin
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Dial D For DVD
Alfred Hitchcock's 1954 Dial M For Murder, ended up as an "also ran" to the more popular Rear Window, released that same year. Read more
Published on Nov 10 2003 by T. Lobascio
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Milland brilliant as obcessed jealous husband
Ray Milland pulls off another flawless performance as the jealous husband determined to have his cheating young wife Grace Kelly murdered. Read more
Published on July 22 2003 by Michael Mathena
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This is a great Alfred Hitchcock classic
This movie is a great thriller that should be put on DVD. It has great actors and a wonderful plot. This movie is one of Hitchcock's finest films. Read more
Published on Dec 9 2002
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