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Dial M for Murder (1954)

	Directed by: Alfred Hitchcock	COUNTRY USA GENRE Thriller NORWEGIAN TITLE Ring politiet! RUNNING TIME 105 minutes
	Produced by: Alfred Hitchcock
	Written by: Frederick Knott

Cast includes:
CHARACTER	ACTOR/ACTRESS	RATING
Tony Wendice	Ray Milland
Margot Wendice	Grace Kelly
Mark Halliday	Robert Cummings	½
Inscpector Hubbard	John Williams
Swan	Anthony Dawson	½

Review

In the year 1954, Alfred Hitchcock was at his perhaps most prolific, creating two of the finest thrillers of their time: the unparalleled Rear Window and this smart little gem. Nowadays, you'd be hard-pressed to find a filmmaker embarking on two such ambitious projects in one year, but then again, there aren't many directors around who can make two hours of nail-biting cinema utilising practically a single location, which is what Hitchcock did with Dial M for Murder and Rear Window. Granted, this one lacks the spontaneous naturalness that makes Rear Window so vibrantly brilliant, but it has the stylish build-up, the well-crafted progression, and the brilliant sense of mystery that became the director's trademark. At times, the film seems staged and bumpy, but Frederick Knott's brilliant script along with Hitchcock's scheming direction covers all the film's weaknesses and makes way for a highly engaging and stylish thriller.