Q 01/05

Rope, the first release from Hitchcock's new company, was also his first film shot in which process?

A) CinemaScope

B) VistaVision

C) Technicolor

D) Cinerama

Answer · why

C) Technicolor

Technicolor cameras were so bulky that prop men whisked furniture out of the way mid-take, then put it back before it returned to shot.

Q 02/05

How does Alfred Hitchcock make his trademark cameo in Rope, a story confined to a single apartment?

A) In a framed photograph

B) On a neon sign

C) In a newspaper advert

D) As a voice on the radio

Answer · why

B) On a neon sign

On a neon sign: his famous profile blinks in red far across the rooftops, advertising a made-up slimming product.

Q 03/05

The play behind Hitchcock's Rope was said to be inspired by which pair of student killers from 1924?

A) Leopold and Loeb

B) Sacco and Vanzetti

C) Snyder and Gray

D) Bonnie and Clyde

Answer · why

A) Leopold and Loeb

Leopold and Loeb killed 14-year-old Bobby Franks simply to prove they were clever enough to get away with a perfect crime.

Q 04/05

In Hitchcock's Rope, Brandon insists on serving the dinner party's buffet from the top of what?

A) A drinks cabinet

B) A writing desk

C) A card table

D) A wooden chest

Answer · why

D) A wooden chest

A wooden chest holding David's body becomes the buffet table, so his father and aunt unknowingly eat supper off his coffin.

Q 05/05

Which Hollywood star began a run of four Hitchcock films by playing Rupert Cadell in Rope?

A) Cary Grant

B) James Stewart

C) Gregory Peck

D) Montgomery Clift

Answer · why

B) James Stewart

James Stewart found the shoot exasperating, complaining that the camera, not the actors, was what really got rehearsed.