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Rebecca (1940) -- When a naive young woman marries a rich widower and settles in his gigantic mansion, she finds the memory of the first wife maintaining a grip on her husband and the servants.

Overview

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Director:
Alfred Hitchcock
Writers:
Daphne Du Maurier (novel)
Philip MacDonald (adaptation) ...
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Release Date:
12 April 1940 (USA) more
Tagline:
The shadow of this woman darkened their love. more
Plot:
When a naive young woman marries a rich widower and settles in his gigantic mansion, she finds the memory of the first wife maintaining a grip on her husband and the servants. full summary | full synopsis
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Awards:
Won 2 Oscars. Another 9 nominations more
User Comments:
One of Hitchcock's best films more

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Additional Details

Runtime:
130 min
Country:
USA
Language:
English | French
Aspect Ratio:
1.37 : 1 more
Sound Mix:
Mono (Western Electric Noiseless Recording)
Filming Locations:
Big Sur, California, USA more

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Trivia:
Just as in the original novel, Mrs. de Winter has no first name. more
Goofs:
Factual errors: Impossible police procedure: immediately after the inquest, the Chief Constable starts a possible murder inquiry, on his own, taking the chief suspect with him. The movie is only done in this way because it is faithful to the book. more
Quotes:
Mrs. Danvers: [brings out a negligee from under the bedcovers] Did you ever see anything so delicate?
[motions the second Mrs. de Winter over]
Mrs. Danvers: Look, you can see my hand through it!
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Referenced in "Mystery Science Theater 3000: Bloodlust! (#7.7)" (1994) more

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Why didn't Maxim fire Mrs Danvers after Rebecca died?
Why did Mrs Danvers reveal Rebecca's room and private things to the new Mrs de Winter?
Where is Hitchcock's cameo in this movie?
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27 out of 52 people found the following comment useful:-
One of Hitchcock's best films, 1 May 2000
10/10
Author: dave fitz (dfitz77@aol.com) from somerset,nj

In his long career, Alfred Hitchcock directed many great films. Rebecca ranks as one of the greatest. It was the only Hitchcock movie to win a Best Picture Oscar and it was his first Hollywood film after leaving England. This was also the first film in which he adapted someone else's work, the famous novel by de Maurier.

This film features all the twists and strange characters you would expect from Hitchcock along with the trademark unexpected ending. Sir Laurence Olivier is great, as usual, as Maximillian de Winter. The stunning Joan Fontaine is wonderful as "the Second Mrs. de Winter". Rebecca is an entertaining thriller by one of the masters of film.

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