Dial M for Murder is a 1954 American crime mystery thriller film directed by Alfred Hitchcock, starring Ray Milland, Grace Kelly, Robert Cummings, Anthony Dawson, and John Williams. Both the screenplay and the successful stage play on which it was based were written by English playwright Frederick Knott. The play premiered in 1952 on BBC Television, before being performed on stage in the same year in London's West End in June, and then New York's Broadway in October. Originally intended to be shown in dual-strip polarized 3-D, the film played in most theatres in ordinary 2-D due to the loss of interest in the 3-D process by the time of its release. The film earned an estimated $2.7 million in North American box office sales in 1954.
| Director | Alfred Hitchcock |
| Produced by | Alfred Hitchcock |
| Screenplay by | Frederick Knott |
| Based on | Dial M for Murder by Frederick Knott |
| Starring | Ray Milland, Grace Kelly, Robert Cummings, John Williams |
| Music | Dimitri Tiomkin |
| Cinematography | Robert Burks |
| Edited by | Rudi Fehr |
| Distributed by | Warner Bros. |
| Released | May 18, 1954 (Philadelphia), May 29, 1954 (US) |
| Running time | 105 minutes |
| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
| Budget | $1.4 million |
| Box office | $6 million |
| Netflix ID | 60001804 |
About Dial M for Murder
A man plans to have his wife murdered in order to obtain her inheritance, but when things go wrong and she's still alive, he has to cover his tracks before it's too late.
Achievement of Dial M for Murder
Directed by Alfred Hitchcock, the film was named number 9 Best Mystery in AFI's 10 Top 10 in 2008.
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Latest information about Dial M for Murder updated on July 28 2021.
