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Windsor Murder Club: Strangers on a Train (1951)
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Synopsis
Strangers on a Train (1954) assembles a who's who of crime fiction talent - Alfred Hitchcock directs this razor sharp thriller, based on the novel by Patricia Highsmith, and adapted for screen by Raymond Chandler.
The story is built around a chilling chance encounter between two strangers who idly agree to “swap murders,” each eliminating someone the other wants gone. What begins as a dark joke quickly becomes a nightmare when one man takes the pact seriously and sets in motion a deadly chain of events.
Hitchcock turns chance encounter into fatal design, delivering a sleek, unnerving study of obsession where even the most innocent conversation can set catastrophe in motion.
Awards & Nominations
1952 Academy Awards | Nominee: Best Cinematography, Black-and-White
1951 National Board of Review | Winner: Top Ten Films
Screening Sunday 21st June & Wednesday 24th June at the Windsor Cinema
Opening Date
Sunday, Jun 21, 2026
Rating
M
Length
101m
Genre
Classic Films Special Events
Reviews
Robert Walker's creepy performance ranks among the best found in any Hitchcock film.
The taut narrative of Strangers on a Train is supported by some of the best visual filmmaking of Hitchcock’s career.
I know no other recent film, in fact, which better conveys the condition of modern man, who must escape his fate without the help of the gods.
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