Dial M for Murder
1954 film by Alfred Hitchcock
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Summary
Dial M for Murder is a film[1]. It ranks in the top 2% of film entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (7,747 views/month).[2]
Key Facts
- Director: Alfred Hitchcock[3]
- Screenwriter: Frederick Knott[4]
- Composer: Dimitri Tiomkin[5]
- Genre: crime film[6], mystery film[7], crime thriller film[8], detective film[9], thriller film[10], drama film[11], crime drama film[12], action film[13], psychological drama film[14], psychological thriller film[15]
- Cast member: Ray Milland[16], Grace Kelly[17], Robert Cummings[18], John Williams[19], Anthony Dawson[20], Patrick Allen[21], Alfred Hitchcock[22], Martin Milner[23], Bess Flowers[24], Harold Miller[25], Guy Doleman[26]
- Producer: Alfred Hitchcock[27]
- Production company: Warner Bros. Entertainment[28]
- Director of photography: Robert Burks[29]
- Original language of film or TV show: English[30]
- Commons category: Dial M for Murder[31]
- Distribution format: video on demand[32]
- Review score: 7.3/10[33], 90%[34], 75/100[35]
- Color: color[36], black-and-white[37]
- Country of origin: United States[38]
- Publication date: January 1, 1954[39], May 29, 1954[40], June 11, 1954[41]
- Distributed by: Warner Bros. Entertainment[42], Netflix[43], Fandango at Home[44]
- Narrative location: London[45]
- Main subject: capital punishment[46]
- Film editor: Rudi Fehr[47]
- Title: Dial M for Murder[48]
- Has characteristic: film based on literature[49]
- MPA film rating: PG[50]
- Duration: 101[51]
- Capital cost: 1,400,000[52]
- Production designer: Edward Carrere[53]
Why It Matters
Dial M for Murder has Wikipedia articles in 26 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[54] It is known by 47 alternative names across languages and contexts.[55]