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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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Cast

Complete credited cast:
James Stewart ...
Grace Kelly ...
Wendell Corey Wendell Corey ...
Thelma Ritter ...
Raymond Burr ...
Judith Evelyn Judith Evelyn ...
Miss Lonelyhearts
Ross Bagdasarian Ross Bagdasarian ...
Songwriter
Georgine Darcy Georgine Darcy ...
Miss Torso
Sara Berner Sara Berner ...
Woman on Fire Escape
Frank Cady Frank Cady ...
Man on Fire Escape
Jesslyn Fax Jesslyn Fax ...
Miss Hearing Aid
Rand Harper Rand Harper ...
Newlywed
Irene Winston Irene Winston ...
Mrs. Emma Thorwald
Havis Davenport Havis Davenport ...
Newlywed
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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 | Window | Photographer  | See more »

Taglines:

Suspense Of Screaming Proportions! See more »

Genres:

Mystery | Romance | Thriller

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Details

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

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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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Company Credits

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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

Director Cameo: [Alfred Hitchcock] about a half hour into the film, winding the clock in the songwriter's apartment. The songwriter is real-life songwriter Ross Bagdasarian, creator of Alvin and the Chipmunks. See more »

Goofs

Factual errors: The Exakta camera used in this movie is usually held in a way that would suggest that the shutter is triggered on the right-side upward surface, as is normal for most cameras. 35mm Exakta cameras actually have the shutter release on the front of the camera, just left of the lens. 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

Spoofed in "The Simpsons: Bart of Darkness (#6.1)" (1994) See more »

Soundtracks

"Instrumental excerpt from 'Red Garters'"
(1954) (uncredited)
Written by Jay Livingston and Ray Evans See more »