Information about Strangers On A Train
- For information about the musical group The Left Banke's album of the same name, see Strangers on a Train (album).
Strangers on a Train is a thriller novel by Patricia Highsmith. It was adapted as a film in 1951 by director Alfred Hitchcock.
Plot summary
Architect Guy Haines wants to divorce his unfaithful wife, Miriam, in order to marry the woman he loves, Anne Morton. While on a train to see his wife, he meets Charles Anthony Bruno, who develops his idea to exchange murders: Bruno will kill Miriam if Guy kills Bruno's father; neither of them will have a motive, and the police will have no reason to suspect either of them. Guy does not take Bruno seriously, but Bruno kills Guy's wife while Guy is away in Mexico.Guy begins to suspect Bruno's involvement in the murder, but hesitates to inform the police. He realizes that Bruno could always claim Guy's complicity in the planned exchange murders, and the longer he remains silent, the more he implicates himself. This implicit guilt becomes stronger as in the coming months; Bruno makes appearances demanding that Guy honor his part of the bargain. After Bruno starts writing anonymous letters to Guy's friends and colleagues, the pressure becomes too great, and Guy murders Bruno's father.
Subsequently, Guy is consumed by guilt, whereas Bruno seeks Guy's company. He makes an uninvited appearance at Guy's wedding, causing a scene. At the same time, a private detective, who suspects Bruno of having arranged the murder of his father, establishes the connection between Bruno and Guy that began with the train ride, and suspects Bruno of Miriam's murder. Guy also becomes implicated due to his contradictions about the acquaintance with Bruno.
When Bruno falls over board during a sailing cruise, Guy identifies so strongly with Bruno that he tries to rescue him under threat to his own life. Nevertheless, Bruno drowns, and the murder investigation is closed. Guy, however, is plagued by guilt, and confesses the double murder to Miriam's former lover. This man, however, does not condemn Guy; rather, he considers the killings as appropriate punishment for the unfaithfulness. The detective who had been investigating the murders overhears Guy's confession, and arrests him.
Differences between novel and film
Hitchcock's film adaptation follows the novel's plot fairly closely until Bruno demands Guy fullfill "his end of the bargain", when it makes a radical departure from the source material. In the film, Guy (played by Farley Granger) refuses to kill Bruno's father, and threatens to go to the police. Bruno (played by Robert Walker) then targets Guy and his fiancée, leading up to a climax in which he is killed by a freak accident while trying to kill his former "friend". Guy's willingness to commit murder, along with his subsequent remorse and arrest, are left out in favor of a more heroic portrayal and a happy ending.Influence in popular culture
Both Highsmith's novel and Hitchcock's film have been referenced, imitated, and parodied in films such as Throw Momma From the Train, Once You Kiss a Stranger, and Dead End, and television shows such as CSI, Law & Order, and The Simpsons.External links
Strangers on a Train is the third and final album released by the musical group The Left Banke. The album was released as Voices Calling in Europe. Only three of the original five band members (Steve Martin (aka Steve Martin Caro), Tom Finn and George Cameron) appeared on the album.
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The thriller is a broad genre of literature, film, and television. It includes numerous, often overlapping sub-genres.
Thrillers are characterized by fast pacing, frequent action, and resourceful heroes who must thwart the plans of more-powerful and better-equipped villains.
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Thrillers are characterized by fast pacing, frequent action, and resourceful heroes who must thwart the plans of more-powerful and better-equipped villains.
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Patricia Highsmith (January 19, 1921 - February 4, 1995) was an American novelist who is known mainly for her psychological crime thrillers which have led to more than two dozen film adaptations.
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Strangers on a Train is a film released in 1951 by Warner Bros. The film was directed by Alfred Hitchcock. The film stars Farley Granger, Ruth Roman, Robert Walker, Leo G. Carroll, Kasey Rogers (credited as Laura Elliott), and Patricia Hitchcock.
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Strangers on a Train is a film released in 1951 by Warner Bros. The film was directed by Alfred Hitchcock. The film stars Farley Granger, Ruth Roman, Robert Walker, Leo G. Carroll, Kasey Rogers (credited as Laura Elliott), and Patricia Hitchcock.
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Alfred Hitchcock
Birth name Alfred Joseph Hitchcock
Born July 13 1899
Leytonstone, London, England
Died March 29 1980 (aged 82)
Bel Air, Los Angeles, U.S.A.
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Birth name Alfred Joseph Hitchcock
Born July 13 1899
Leytonstone, London, England
Died March 29 1980 (aged 82)
Bel Air, Los Angeles, U.S.A.
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Divorce or dissolution of marriage is the ending of a marriage before the death of either spouse.
It can be contrasted with an annulment, which is a declaration that a marriage is void, though the effects of marriage may be recognized in such unions, such as spousal
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It can be contrasted with an annulment, which is a declaration that a marriage is void, though the effects of marriage may be recognized in such unions, such as spousal
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Capital
(and largest city) Mexico City
Official languages Spanish (
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Himno Nacional Mexicano
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(and largest city) Mexico City
Official languages Spanish (
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Farley Granger
from the trailer for Alfred Hitchcock's Rope (1948)
Birth name Farley Earle Granger II
Born July 1 1925 (age 82)
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from the trailer for Alfred Hitchcock's Rope (1948)
Birth name Farley Earle Granger II
Born July 1 1925 (age 82)
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Robert Walker may refer to:
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- Robert Walker (painter) (1599-1658), English painter associated with 57 portraits
- Robert J. Walker (1801-1869), was a US Secretary of the Treasury under President Polk.
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The climax (or "turning point") of a narrative work is its point of highest tension or drama in which the solution is given.
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Throw Momma from the Train is a dark comedy film released in 1987. The movie was inspired by the 1951 Alfred Hitchcock thriller Strangers on a Train, which also plays a role in the movie.
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Throw Momma from the Train is a dark comedy film released in 1987. The movie was inspired by the 1951 Alfred Hitchcock thriller Strangers on a Train, which also plays a role in the movie.
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'Dead End'
Dead End Theatrical Poster
Directed by William Wyler
Produced by Samuel Goldwyn
Written by Sidney Kingsley (play)
Lillian Hellman (screenplay)
Starring Sylvia Sidney
Joel McCrea
Humphrey Bogart
Wendy Barrie
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Dead End Theatrical Poster
Directed by William Wyler
Produced by Samuel Goldwyn
Written by Sidney Kingsley (play)
Lillian Hellman (screenplay)
Starring Sylvia Sidney
Joel McCrea
Humphrey Bogart
Wendy Barrie
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CSI is a three-letter abbreviation that may stand for:
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- Crime scene investigator
- Container Security Initiative
- California Solar Initiative
- Core Systems Integration
- Cetacean Society International
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Law & Order is an American police procedural and legal drama television series created by Dick Wolf. It has been broadcast on NBC since its debut on September 13, 1990.
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The Simpsons is an animated American sitcom created by Matt Groening for the Fox Broadcasting Company. It is a soft-satirical parody of the "Middle American" lifestyle epitomized by its title family, which consists of Homer, Marge, Bart, Lisa, and Maggie.
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