We first heard about this Alfred Hitchcock movie in our childhood from a parent who had the habit of watching English movies.
But we never got a chance of seeing this movie because that was an age when VCRs and DVDs were still well into the future.
And to expect a theater in Tamil Nadu to screen a 1954 English movie was pretty unrealistic.
As time went by, we completely forgot about this movie.
After coming to the U.S. too, we never once thought of seeing this legendary movie until some SI readers suggested it recently.
Fortunately, Netflix has this movie in its Instant Collection (which means you can watch it directly on your TV via a Roku, Xbox or TiVo device through a broadband connection).
It’s one of the many mysteries of life as to why desis don’t sign up to the $9/month Netflix plan that gives them access to a cornucopia of 100,000 DVD titles and another 12,000 titles in its Instant Play section.
Hailed as one of the all-time great thrillers, Dial M for Murder features the ethereally beautiful Grace Kelly, Ray Milland and Robert Cummings.
We’ll update this post later tonight after watching the movie.
Update:
Is there such a thing as a perfect murder?
Or does it exist only on paper? Continue reading »
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