On the fourth day of film festival based on Alfred Hitchcock, thriller movie ‘Strangers on a Train’ was screened on Tuesday at Bharat Bhavan.
‘Strangers on a Train’ is a 1951 American psychological thriller film directed by Alfred Hitchcock. It is based on a novel with the same name by Patricia Highsmith released in 1950.
The film stars Farley Granger, Ruth Roman and Robert Walker and features leo G. Carroll, the director's daughter Pat Hitchcock and laura Elliott.
The story surrounds two strangers who meet on a train, a young tennis player and a charming psychopath.
Bruno Anthony thinks he has the perfect plot to rid himself of his hated father and when he meets tennis player Guy Haines on a train, he thinks he's found the partner he needs to pull it off.
His plan is relatively simple. Two strangers each agree to kill someone the other person wants disposed of. As per the bargain Guy could kill his father and he could get rid of Guy's wife Miriam, freeing him to marry Anne Morton, the beautiful daughter of a US Senator.
Guy dismisses it all out of hand but Bruno goes ahead with his half of the 'bargain' and disposes of Miriam. When Guy balks, Bruno makes it quite clear that he will plant evidence to implicate Guy in her murder if he doesn't get rid of his father. Guy had also made some unfortunate statements about Miriam after she had refused him a divorce. It all leads the police to believe Guy is responsible for the murder, forcing him to deal with Bruno's mad ravings.
It was fun for the movie buffs to watch the thriller. Interestingly, the film is at number 32 on AFI's 100 Years.