Dial M for Murder

1954 · directed by Alfred Hitchcock

Rating

81/100

Hit

yes

When her American lover visits London, a wealthy woman’s jealous husband hatches a plan to murder her and inherit her fortune.

Dial M for Murder (1954), directed by Alfred Hitchcock, rates 81/100 — a hit. See how its director, cast and crew rate across their careers.

Cast

• Ray Milland
• Grace Kelly
• Robert Cummings
• John Williams
• Anthony Dawson
• Leo Britt
• Patrick Allen
• George Leigh
• George Alderson
• Robin Hughes

Crew

• Robert Burks — Director of Photography
• Rudi Fehr — Editor
• Dimitri Tiomkin — Original Music Composer
• Frederick Knott — Screenplay

More from Alfred Hitchcock

1. Rear Window (1954) — 100/100 · hit
2. North by Northwest (1959) — 99/100 · hit
3. Vertigo (1958) — 99/100 · hit
4. Psycho (1960) — 99/100 · hit
5. Rebecca (1940) — 89/100 · hit
6. Notorious (1946) — 86/100 · hit

How these numbers work: Methodology