Strangers on a Train
Strangers on a Train
Directed by Alfred Hitchcock
(USA, 1951, 35mm)
“One cinematic masterstroke after another” —The Guardian
In Alfred Hitchcock’s suspenseful Strangers on a Train, tennis star Guy Haines (Farley Granger) is enraged by his wife’s refusal to finalize their divorce so that he can wed a senator’s daughter. On a train, Guy strikes up a conversation with a psychotic stranger (Robert Walker) and sets in motion a deadly chain of events based on the theory that two strangers can get away with murder.
Hitchcock adapted this thriller from the debut novel by Texas-born author Patricia Highsmith, who is profiled in the new documentary Loving Highsmith (screening at the MFAH this weekend).
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The MFAH film department is supported by Tenaris; the Vaughn Foundation; The Consulate General of the Republic of Korea; Nina and Michael Zilkha; Consulate General of Italy in Houston; Italian Cultural Institute in Los Angeles; Consulate General of Brazil in Houston; Franci Neely; Carrin Patman and Jim Derrick; Ms. Laurence Unger; L’Alliance Française de Houston; and ILEX Foundation.
Community Partner: Murder by the Book
Strangers on a Train
Directed by Alfred Hitchcock
(USA, 1951, 101 minutes)
Lynn Wyatt Theater