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Rear Window (1954)

112 min  -  Mystery | Thriller  -   14 January 1955 (Japan)
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A wheelchair bound photographer spies on his neighbours from his apartment window and becomes convinced one of them has committed murder.

Director:

Alfred Hitchcock

Writers:

John Michael Hayes (screenplay), Cornell Woolrich (short story)
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Cast

Complete credited cast:
James Stewart James Stewart ...
Grace Kelly Grace Kelly ...
Wendell Corey Wendell Corey ...
Thelma Ritter Thelma Ritter ...
Raymond Burr Raymond Burr ...
Judith Evelyn Judith Evelyn ...
Ross Bagdasarian Ross Bagdasarian ...
Georgine Darcy Georgine Darcy ...
Sara Berner Sara Berner ...
Frank Cady Frank Cady ...
Jesslyn Fax Jesslyn Fax ...
Rand Harper Rand Harper ...
Irene Winston Irene Winston ...
Havis Davenport Havis Davenport ...
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Storyline

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 neighbors. He begins to suspect that a man across the courtyard may have murdered his wife. Jeff enlists the help of his high society fashion-consultant girlfriend Lisa Freemont and his visiting nurse Stella to investigate. Written by Col Needham <col@imdb.com>  

Plot Summary | Plot Synopsis

Plot Keywords:

Apartment | Neighbor | Salesman | Photographer | Window  | See more »

Taglines:

Seeing isn't always believing. (1983 re-release) See more »

Genres:

Mystery | Thriller

Parents Guide:

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Details

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

(Japan) See more »

Also Known As:

Alfred Hitchcock's Rear Window See more »

Filming Locations:

Los Angeles, California, USA See more »

Box Office

Budget:

$1,000,000 (estimated)

Opening Weekend:

$234,258 (USA) (2 October 1983) (21 Screens)

Gross:

$30,000,000 (Worldwide) (January 1998)
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Technical Specs

Runtime:

Sound Mix:

Mono (Western Electric Recording)

Color:

Color (Eastmancolor) (negative) | Color (Technicolor) (prints)

Aspect Ratio:

1.66 : 1
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Trivia

The only film in which Grace Kelly is seen with a cigarette. She refused to smoke in films, except this once. See more »

Goofs

Audio/visual unsynchronized: When Miss Lonelyhearts and the songwriter are talking about his record in his apartment, the dubbed-in dialogue doesn't sync with the picture, even to the extent of Miss Lonelyhearts being heard to say "I can't tell you what this music has meant to me," while her mouth isn't moving. See more »

Quotes

[first lines]
Voice on radio: Men, are you over 40? When you wake up in the morning, do you feel tired and rundown? Do you have that listless feeling...
[the camera pans around the courtyard; cut to later in the day]
Jeff: [answering phone] Jefferies.
L.B. Jefferies' Editor: Congratulations, Jeff!
Jeff: For what?
L.B. Jefferies' Editor: For getting rid of that cast!
Jeff: Who said I was getting rid of it?
L.B. Jefferies' Editor: This is Wednesday; seven weeks from the day you broke your leg. Yes or no?
Jeff: Gunnison, how did you ever get to be such a big editor with such a small memory?
[...]
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Connections

Referenced in The Other Side of the Street (2004) See more »

Soundtracks

"That's Amore"
(1952) (uncredited)
Music by Harry Warren
(piano instrumental) See more »