Rear Window (1954)
In deadly danger... because they saw too much! | |
Alfred Hitchcock | |
Alfred Hitchcock Herbert Coleman | |
John Michael Hayes | |
Cornell Woolrich | |
James Stewart Grace Kelly Wendell Corey Thelma Ritter Raymond Burr | |
Franz Waxman | |
Robert Burks | |
George Tomasini | |
112 minutes | |
colour (Technicolor) | |
mono (Western Electric Sound System) | |
1.66:1 | |
Paramount Pictures | |
Paramount Pictures | |
DVD & Blu-ray | |
Synopsis
Professional photographer L.B. "Jeff" Jeffries breaks his leg while getting an action shot at an auto race. Confined to his New York apartment, he spends his time looking out of the rear window observing the neighbours. He begins to suspect that the man opposite may have murdered his wife. Jeff enlists the help of his society model girlfriend Lisa Fremont and his nurse Stella to investigate. (© IMDB)
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Blu-ray Releases
released in 2012
Rear Window (1954) - Universal (Blu-ray, 2012) as part of the box set: Alfred Hitchcock: The Masterpiece Collection - Universal (Blu-ray, 2012) |
DVD Releases
- to view all of the DVD releases of this film, see Rear Window (1954) - DVD releases
released in 2008
Rear Window (1954) - Universal (USA, 2008) PAL |
released in 2007
Rear Window (1954) - Universal (UK, 2007) PAL |
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Film Frames
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Themes
- male impotence - Jeff confined to a wheelchair
- taboo: bathrooms - Stella admits spying on the Director of General Motors in his bathroom
- taboo: nudity - the newly married woman wearing a flesh-coloured bodice
- taboo: sex - Lisa's glamorous nightdress ("a preview of coming attractions")
- the icy blonde - Lisa Carol Fremont (Grace Kelly)
- voyeurism - Jeff watches his neighbours
- confined setting - Jeff's apartment
- the MacGuffin - what is buried in the garden? and possibly, Mrs. Thorwald herself
- the Hitchcock cameo - winding a clock in the musician's apartment
Cast and Crew
Directed by:
- Alfred Hitchcock
- Herbert Coleman - assistant director
Starring:
- James Stewart - L B "Jeff" Jeffries
- Grace Kelly - Lisa Carol Fremont
- Wendell Corey - Lieutenant Thomas J Doyle
- Thelma Ritter - Stella
- Raymond Burr - Lars Thorwald
- Judith Evelyn - Miss Lonelyheart
- Ross Bagdasarian - Songwriter
- Georgine Darcy - Miss Torso
- Sara Berner - Woman on fire escape
- Frank Cady - Man on fire escape
- Jesslyn Fax - Miss Hearing Aid
- Rand Harper - Newlywed man
- Havis Davenport - Newlywed woman
- Irene Winston - Mrs Anna Thorwald
- Alan Lee - Landlord
- Anthony Warde - Detective
Produced by:
Written by:
- John Michael Hayes
- Cornell Woolrich - original story ("It had to be Murder")
Photographed by:
Music by:
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Costume Design by:
Production Design by:
- J McMillan Johnson
- Hal Pereira - art director
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