Dial M for Murder (1954)
Overview
An ex-tennis pro carries out a plot to have his wealthy wife murdered after discovering she is having an affair, and assumes she will soon leave him for the other man anyway.
Production Companies
Additional Info
| Budget | $1,400,000.00 |
|---|---|
| Revenue | $3,000,000.00 |
| Original Language | en |
| Popularity | 17.668 |
Directed By
Alfred Hitchcock
Crew
Edward Carrere
Rudi Fehr
Dimitri Tiomkin
Robert Burks
Alfred Hitchcock
Gordon Bau
Alfred Hitchcock
George James Hopkins
Mel Dellar
Moss Mabry
Frederick Knott
Oliver S. Garretson
Frederick Knott
Dimitri Tiomkin
TOP CAST
Ray Milland
Tony Wendice
Grace Kelly
Margot Wendice
Robert Cummings
Mark Halliday
John Williams
Chief Inspector Hubbard
Anthony Dawson
Charles Swann
Leo Britt
Storyteller
Patrick Allen
Detective Pearson
George Leigh
Detective Williams
George Alderson
First Detective
Robin Hughes
Police Sergeant O'Brien
Jack Cunningham
Bobby (uncredited)
Guy Doleman
Detective (uncredited)
Bess Flowers
Woman Exiting Ship (uncredited)
Sam Harris
Man in Phone Booth (uncredited)
Harold Miller
Men's Club Party Member (uncredited)
Martin Milner
Policeman Outside Wendice Flat (uncredited)
Forbes Murray
Judge at Margot's Trial (uncredited)
Thayer Roberts
Detective (uncredited)
William H. O'Brien
Waiter at Stag Dinner (uncredited)
Alfred Hitchcock
Banquet Member (uncredited)
Herschel Graham
Banquet Member (uncredited)
Robert Dobson
Police Photographer (uncredited)
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