Dial M for Murder opening deconstruction

By charmitage

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    T1 - Warner Bros. Pictures Presents - Production/distribution company

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    T2 - Alfred Hitchcock's - showing that the film was directed by Alfred Hitchcock

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    T3 - 'Dial M For Murder' - Title of the film

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    T4 - Color by WarnerColor - colour credit

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    T5 - Starring Ray Milland - lead actor

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    T6 - Grace Kelly - lead actor

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    T7 - Robert Cummings - actor

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    T8 - with John Williams/Anthony Dawson

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    T9 - and Leo Britt, Patrick Allen, George Leigh, George Alderson, Robin Hughes - actors

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    T10 - A WARNER BROS. A First National Picture - Two different production and distribution companies

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    T11 - Screen Play by Frederick Knott As adapted from his play - Credits the person who wrote the screen play

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    T12 - Credits for several roles including the art director, the film editor and the makeup artist as well some legal certifications

  • 00:59

    T13 - music composed and conduced by Dimitri Tiomkin - Credit for the composer of the music used in the film

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    T14 - Directed by Alfred Hitchcock - again the director is being credited