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Strangers On a Train Movie Review Summary

Actors: Farley Granger, Robert Walker

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A tennis player with problems in his marriage meets a complete stranger on a train, who in jest, suggests that he will kill his wife if the tennis player would kill the man's father. The tennis player has a good laugh and gets of the train. The complete stranger then kills his wife...
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Plot & Themes

Composition of Book Actual chase scenes or violence 20%Planning/preparing, gather info, debate puzzles/motives 60%Feelings, relationships, character bio/development 20% Time/Era of Movie:    -   1930's-1950's Crime & Police Story?    -   Yes Crime story:    -   hunted by killer/stalker

Main Character

Identity:    -   Male Profession/status:    -   athlete Age:    -   20's-30's Ethnicity/Nationality    -   White (American)

Setting

United States    -   Yes The US:    -   Northeast

Writing Style

Accounts of torture and death?    -   moderately messy visuals of dead Kind of violence:    -   hand to hand Unusual forms of death    -   asphyxiation    -   crushed Is this movie based on a    -   book

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