Dial M for Murder
A disgraced former tennis champion plots to murder his cheating wife and frame an old university acquaintance, only to have his scheme unravel when the con man’s own secrets threaten to expose them both.
“Is this the man she was waiting for... or the man who was waiting for her?”
Synopsis
When her American lover visits London, a wealthy woman's jealous husband devises a plan to murder her in order to inherit her fortune.
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A crew of 79+ credited
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Craft leads on file
Edited by Rudi FehrShot by Robert BurksScored by Dimitri Tiomkin
Box Office
1954 · Box office
⚖️ Fell short of break-even — grossed 2.1× its budget
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Worldwide gross
$3.0M
Re-release box office
- 19991 theaters
- $13K($25K today)
Domestic gross earned in theatrical re-release, by year · adjusted for inflation
Full synopsis
Also known as
- Bei Anruf Mordde
- (Flemish)De moord was bijna volmaakt
- Crimen perfectoes
- Le crime était presque parfaitfr
- Il delitto perfettoit
Release dates around the world2 countries · showhide
- United StatesFeb 4, 1954
- CanadaJun 11, 1954
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Cast & Crew
79 unique people credited
Top billed cast
Ray Milland
as Tony Wendice
Grace Kelly
as Margot Wendice
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as Margot Wendice
Robert Cummings
as Mark Halliday
John Williams
as Chief Inspector Hubbard
Anthony Dawson
as Charles Swann
Leo Britt
as The Storyteller
Patrick Allen
as Detective Pearson
George Leigh
as Detective Williams
George Alderson
as First Detective
Robin Hughes
as Police Sergeant O'Brien
Richard Bender
as Banquet Member
Supporting cast
18Robin Sanders Clark
as Detective
Jack Cunningham
as Bobby Outside Flat
Robert Dobson
as Police Photographer
Guy Doleman
as Detective
Bess Flowers
as Woman Departing Ship
Robert Garvin
as Banquet Member
Herschel Graham
as Banquet Member
Michael Hadlow
as Undetermined Role
Sam Harris
as Man in Phone Booth
Harold Miller
as Men's Club Party Member
Forbes Murray
as Judge at Margot's Trial
William H O Brien
as Waiter at Stag Dinner
Monty O Grady
as Ship Passenger
Ben Pollock
as Banquet Member
Thayer Roberts
as Detective
Bernard Sell
as Ship Passenger
Ray Spiker
as Dock Hand
Norman Stevans
as Banquet Member
Directors
1Writers
1Producers
1Other crew
49Edward Carrere
Art Director
Mel Dellar
assistant director
Claude Swanner
best boy (uncredited)
Eddie Leon Albert
camera assistant (uncredited)
William John Ranaldi
camera assistant (uncredited)
Wesley Anderson
camera operator (uncredited)
Leonard J South
camera technician (uncredited)
Robert Burks
Cinematographer, director of photography
Dimitri Tiomkin
Composer, conductor
Joan Joseff
costume jeweller (uncredited)
Alfred Kirschner
dubbing director: French (uncredited)
Rudi Fehr
Editor, film editor
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