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Rear Window (1954)

PG  112 min  -  Mystery | Romance | 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 (based on the short story by)
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Top 250 #22 | Nominated for 4 Oscars. Another 4 wins & 5 nominations See more awards »
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Cast

Complete credited cast:
James Stewart ...
L.B. 'Jeff' Jefferies
Grace Kelly ...
Wendell Corey Wendell Corey ...
Thelma Ritter ...
Raymond Burr ...
Judith Evelyn Judith Evelyn ...
Ross Bagdasarian Ross Bagdasarian ...
Georgine Darcy Georgine Darcy ...
Sara Berner Sara Berner ...
Woman on Fire Escape
Frank Cady Frank Cady ...
Man on Fire Escape
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>  

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Plot Keywords:

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

Taglines:

In deadly danger...because they saw too much! See more »

Genres:

Mystery | Romance | Thriller

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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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Did You Know?

Trivia

Joe Flynn was cast in the movie, but his scene was cut. See more »

Goofs

Continuity: When Jeff grabs the box of flashbulbs, all four can be seen in the box. But when he backs up more, there are only two left. 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 Black Cat (1981) See more »

Soundtracks

"Many Dreams Ago"
(uncredited)
Music by Franz Waxman
Lyrics by Mack David
Played when Miss Lonelyhearts goes out to the restaurant across the street See more »