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Strangers on a Train

Alfred Hitchcock's suspense classic in which two men who meet by accident plot a perfect murder. From the novel by Patricia Highsmith.

Alfred Hitchcock's suspense classic about two men who plot a perfect murder. When tennis pro Guy Haines meets smooth-talking Bruno Antony in the bar of a train, he finds the stranger sympathetic with his desire to be rid of his clinging wife. The sinister Bruno then proposes that they swap murders: Bruno will murder Guy's wife, and Guy will do away with Bruno's father. From Patricia Highsmith's novel.

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1 hour, 36 minutes

Last on

Fri 19 Dec 202515:30
BBC Two

Credits

DirectorAlfred Hitchcock
Guy HainesFarley Granger
Anne MortonRuth Roman
Sen. MortonLeo G Carroll
ActorJonathan Hale

Broadcasts

  • Sat 15 Mar 200814:00
    BBC Two except East, Scotland & Yorkshire
  • Sat 15 Mar 200815:00
    BBC Two Scotland
  • Sun 18 Aug 202412:20
    BBC Two except East, Scotland, Wales (Analogue) & Yorkshire
  • Thu 22 Aug 202420:00
    BBC Four
  • Fri 3 Jan 202509:35
    BBC Two except East, Scotland, Wales (Analogue) & Yorkshire
  • Fri 19 Dec 202515:30
    BBC Two except East, Scotland, Wales (Analogue) & Yorkshire

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