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| Title: | Rear Window |
| Genres: | Mystery Suspense Thriller |
| Directed by: | Alfred Hitchcock |
| Written by: | John Michael Hayes |
| Produced by: | Alfred Hitchcock |
| Music by: | Franz Waxman |
| Cinematography: | Robert Burks |
| Edited by: | George Tomasini |
| Production | |
| Distributed by: | Paramount Pictures |
| Released: | August 4th, 1954 |
| Rating: | Approved |
| Running time: | 112 min. |
| Country: | USA |
| Language: | English |
| Budget: | $1,000,000 [1] |
| Gross: | $30,000,000 [2] |
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Rear Window is an American feature film of the suspense-thriller and mystery genres. It was directed and produced by Alfred Hitchcock with a screenplay written by John Michael Hayes, based on a short story by Cornell Woolrich. It was produced by Paramount Pictures and released theatrically in the United States on August 4th, 1954.
The movie stars James Stewart as L.B. "Jeff" Jefferies, a man with a broken leg, who is forced to remain isolated in his apartment building. Grace Kelly plays Stewart's love interest Lisa Carol Fremont with Wendell Corey as Detective Lieutenant Thomas J. Doyle, Thelma Ritter as Stella and Raymond Burr as Lars Thorvald. The premise of the film involves the subject of voyeurism and the lead character's inability to help prevent a possible murder due to his physical infirmity.
Plot[]
Cast[]
Credited cast[]
| Actor | Role |
|---|---|
| Jimmy Stewart | L.B. "Jeff" Jefferies |
| Grace Kelly | Lisa Carol Fremont |
| Wendell Corey | Detective Lieutenant Thomas J. Doyle |
| Thelma Ritter | Stella |
| Raymond Burr | Lars Thorwald |
| Judith Evelyn | Miss Lonelyhearts |
| 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 |
| Irene Winston | Mrs. Emma Thorwald |
| Havis Davenport | Newlywed |
Uncredited cast[]
Note: The following is taken from the full credits list for this entry on IMDB. As it is a website with user-submitted information, some of the data listed here, including character names may be inaccurate.
| Actor | Role |
|---|---|
| Jerry Antes | Dancer with Miss Torso |
| Barbara Bailey | Choreographer with Miss Torso |
| Benny Bartlett | Man with Miss Torso |
| Sue Casey | Sunbather |
| Iphigenie Castiglioni | Woman with bird |
| Don Dunning | Detective |
| Marla English | Girl at songwriter's party |
| Bess Flowers | Songwriter's guest with poodle |
| Art Gilmore | Radio announcer |
| Fred Graham | Detective |
Appearances[]
Characters
Locations
Items
- Binoculars
- Knife
Miscellaneous
Notes[]
- Rear Window was remade as a television movie by Hallmark Entertainment in 1998. It was directed by Jeff Bleckner and starred Christopher Reeve, Daryl Hannah, Robert Forster and Ritchie Coster.
- The character of Thomas Doyle is not to be confused with Tommy Doyle, who is a supporting character in the Halloween film series.
Fun Facts[]
Recommendations[]
Alfred Hitchcock films
Jimmy Stewart films
See also[]
External Links[]
- Rear Window at AMG
- Rear Window at IMDB
- Rear Window at Wikipedia
- Rear Window at Themoviedb.org
- Rear Window at Rotten Tomatoes
- Rear Window at Turner Classic Movies
References[]
- ↑ IMDB; Rear Window (1954); Box office & Business.
- ↑ Combined total of international releases and subsequent re-releases up until the year 2000.