Rebecca (1940)
"The shadow of this woman darkened their love."
Synopsis
A shy ladies companion is staying in Monte Carlo with her stuffy employer when she meets the wealthy Maxim de Winter. Maxim is still troubled by the death of his wife, Rebecca, in a boating accident the year before. She and Maxim fall in love, get married and return to Manderley, his large country estate in Cornwall. The second Mrs. de Winter meets the housekeeper Mrs. Danvers and discovers that Rebecca still has a strange hold on everyone at Manderley. (© IMDB)
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Release & Reception
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Technical Information
- black & white
- sound mix: mono (Western Electric Sound System)
- running time: 130 minutes
- production studio: Selznick International Pictures
Blu-ray Releases
released in 2012
Rebecca (1940) - MGM Home Entertainment (Blu-ray, USA, 2012) Amazon (USA) |
DVD Releases
- to view all of the DVD releases of this film, see Rebecca (1940) - DVD releases
released in 2008
Rebecca (1940) - MGM Home Entertainment (USA, 2008) R1 NTSC 1.33:1 |
released in 2005
Rebecca - La Prima Moglie (1940) - 01Distribution (Italy, 2005) PAL 1.33:1 |
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Themes
- tramps - the tramp in the old cottage
- the Hitchcock cameo - waiting behind George Sanders to use the phone
Cast and Crew
Directed by:
- Alfred Hitchcock
- Edmond F Bernoudy - assistant director
Starring:
- Laurence Olivier - George Fortescu Maximillian "Maxim" de Winter
- Joan Fontaine - The Second Mrs de Winter
- George Sanders - Jack Favell
- Judith Anderson - Mrs Danvers
- Gladys Cooper - Beatrice Lacy
- Nigel Bruce - Major Giles Lacy
- Reginald Denny - Frank Crawley
- C Aubrey Smith - Colonel Julyan
- Melville Cooper - Coroner
- Florence Bates - Mrs Edythe Van Hopper
- Leonard Carey - Ben
- Leo G. Carroll - Dr Baker
- Edward Fielding - Frith
- Lumsden Hare - Tabbs
- Forrester Harvey - Chalcroft
- Philip Winter - Robert
Produced by:
Written by:
- Daphne Du Maurier - original novel ("Rebecca")
- Philip MacDonald
- Michael Hogan
- Robert E Sherwood
- Joan Harrison
Photographed by:
Edited by:
Music by:
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