Posted on 02/05/2016 8:04:07 PM PST by DemforBush
A classic from Hitchcock tonight. Two vain and wealthy young men (played by John Dahl and Farley Granger) are eager to try to pull off "the perfect crime." Murdering a classmate they deem "inferior", they hide the body in their apartment and then hold a party, confident that none of the deceased's friends or even his former teacher Rupert Cadell (Jimmy Stewart) will be clever enough to uncover their crimes...
Based upon the real life Leopold-Loeb Murders.
(Excerpt) Read more at youtube.com ...
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Most famous for being shot in a single continuous take except for one break to change film in the camera. The zoom to the wooden chest is the where the change take place.
(So I guess two takes, but still)
It’s an interesting film to watch for Hitchcock’s attempt at seamlessness of sequences, with the extra-long takes and such. But to be honest, I always found the subject-matter of the film to be extremely unappetizing.
Thank you thank you!
Very cool stuff.
There were other breaks as Characters walked in front of the Camera very closely and the screen darkened because of their clothing.
The problem with the experiment is that people were concentrating on seeing where one Take ended and the next began. It became a game to me the first time I saw the Movie since I had read about it beforehand.
It wasn’t akin to counting the FIVE Hubcaps on the Dodge Charger in the Movie Bullet, but it take away my focus on the Plot.
Hitchcock’s cameo appearance is very difficult to find, in this film.
There were five hubcaps on the charger? I’ll be counting next time.
Yep, and look for the multiple appearances in the film of the VW Bug.
When I saw the Movie back in the 60’s with my older Brother, he told me about it when we walked out the Theater. He is one of those Photographic Memory types you read about.
I always thought he was FOS because I could never catch it, then I read about it on one of those Movie Blooper Sites.
The explosives detonated too early when they crashed the Car at the end of the chase, but they didn’t have the Time or Budget to reshoot it. That was an obvious mistake.
No matter, still one of the best Movie Car Chase Scenes ever.
I know where it is :)
That was actually correct. The Camera placement just showed it from different angles from two moving vehicles so it appeared that they messed up. Watch the chase again and you’ll see what I mean.
When the Charger hit the parked Car where a Camera was mounted it was a screw up but they left it in anyway.
The Charger had to be detuned so the Mustang could keep up.
Two of favorite Cars. If only I could hit the Lotto. LOL
He was the Hitman in the Dodge Charger?
LOL, no.
Sorry, I got the two Movies mixed up. LOL
The VW showed up in other totally unrelated scenes to the chase. I kinda figured someone on the crew had the bug so they used it several times.
Had a 66 Charger and a 69 Charger. The 69 had the 440 and never saw a filling station it didn’t like and it preferred to drink Ethyl.(premium today) Just loved that body style and it is still nice today. Talk about Ethyl today and the kids look at you like you belong in a funny farm.
When I was in H.S., a friend of mine got a BRAND NEW 1969 Dodge Charger from his Parents when he turned 16.
They wanted him to have a nice dependable Car. LOL
I had a 55 Chevy 210 Wagon, two door. Paid $100 for it and it needed a new front end. Found a complete front end off a Drag Car and paid $25 for it, Hood, Fenders and Grill.
Had to save my pennies so I could repaint the Car. Banana Yellow with a Red Front end attracted Cops like Flies.
I remember Ethyl. She was very expensive, like most Women.
My Dad owned an Esso Station back in New York and then he bought a Flying A Station in CA. Had a fun childhood.
Kids don’t build cars like that anymore. I had three boys and that is how they each got their first cars, we rebuilt them. Two VW’s and a Chevy S-10 and still got one of the VW’s in the family. Kept the Bug and threw the Scirocco in the trash.
Long takes
Hitchcock shot for periods lasting up to 10 minutes (the length of a film camera magazine), continuously panning from actor to actor, though most shots in the film wound up being shorter. Every other segment ends by panning against or tracking into an objectâa man's jacket blocking the entire screen, or the back of a piece of furniture, for example. In this way, Hitchcock effectively masked half the cuts in the film.
However, at the end of 20 minutes (two magazines of film make one reel of film on the projector in the movie theater), the projectionistâwhen the film was shown in theatersâhad to change reels. On these changeovers, Hitchcock cuts to a new camera setup, deliberately not disguising the cut. A description of the beginning and end of each segment follows.
Segment Length Time-code Start Finish 1 09:34 00:02:30 Close-up (CU), strangulation Blackout on Brandon's back 2 07:51 00:11:59 Black, pan off Brandon's back CU Kenneth: "What do you mean?" 3 07:18 00:19:45 Unmasked cut, men crossing to Janet Blackout on Kenneth's back 4 07:08 00:27:15 Black, pan off Kenneth's back CU Phillip: "That's a lie." 5 09:57 00:34:34 Unmasked cut, CU Rupert Blackout on Brandon's back 6 07:33 00:44:21 Black, pan off Brandon's back Three shot 7 07:46 00:51:56 Unmasked cut, Mrs. Wilson: "Excuse me, sir." Blackout on Brandon 8 10:06 00:59:44 Black, pan off Brandon CU Brandon's hand in gun pocket 9 04:37 01:09:51 Unmasked cut, CU Rupert Blackout on lid of chest 10 05:38 01:14:35 Black, pan up from lid of chest End of film
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