Rope+Live Recording of Past Present Future Podcast with David Runciman, Nicci Gerrard&Sean French
Rope (1948): Directed by Alfred Hitchcock and starring James Stewart, this psychological thriller explores crime as an intellectual exercise. Based on the notorious real-life case of Leopold and Loeb, it raises the question of whether the most brutal crimes could be inspired by a warped reading of Nietzsche’s philosophy.
Nicci Gerrard & Sean French: Best-selling husband-and-wife writers of psychological thrillers under the pseudonym Nicci French; Sean French is also the biographer of playwright Patrick Hamilton, the author of Rope.ThrillerPT1H21MPG