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Strangers on a TrainFollow

1951 • PG • 1h 41m • Thriller, Crime, Film-Noir • Warner Bros.

It starts with a shriek of a train whistle... and ends with shrieking excitement!

🍅 98% 92% MC 88 LB 4.07 IMDb 7.9

Box office summary

Domestic total
$7.00M
Estimated final
Worldwide total
$7.00M
$23K international
Budget$1.2M
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Cast & crew

Directed byAlfred Hitchcock ScreenplayRaymond Chandler, Czenzi Ormonde Based onthe novel by Patricia Highsmith CinematographyRobert Burks Edited byWilliam H. Ziegler Music byDimitri Tiomkin StarringFarley Granger, Ruth Roman, Robert Walker, Leo G. Carroll, Patricia Hitchcock StudioWarner Bros.

Profitability

Return on Budget
Theatrical breakeven point is approx. 2.5x production budget

Domestic vs International Split

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