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13 April 1997 (USA)
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Based on the Gothic romance novel by Daphne Du Maurier, Rebecca is a classic tale of love and hate....
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Won Primetime Emmy.
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the second best TV version
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(Cast overview, first billed only)| Charles Dance | ... | Maxim de Winter | |
| Diana Rigg | ... | Mrs. Danvers | |
| Geraldine James | ... | Beatrice | |
| Jean Anderson | ... | Grandma | |
| Emilia Fox | ... | The Second Mrs. de Winter | |
| Faye Dunaway | ... | Mrs. Van Hopper | |
| Jonathan Cake | ... | Jack Favell | |
| Tom Chadbon | ... | Frank Crawley | |
| Denis Lill | ... | Giles | |
| John Branwell | ... | Ben | |
| Lucy Cohu | ... | Rebecca | |
| John Horsley | ... | Frith | |
| Jonathan Stokes | ... | Robert | |
| Kelly Reilly | ... | Clarice | |
| Wendy MacAdam | ... | Nurse |
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Germany:190 min (2 parts)
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Emilia Fox's mother, Joanna David played the same role (Mrs. De Winter) 19 years earlier, in the 1978 (TV) version.
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Anachronisms: Emilia Fox has both ears pierced, twice, in each ear lobe, and this was clearly visible while portraying the character of the second Mrs de Winter, even though she only had one pair of earrings in at a time. In the 1920s piercing the ear multiple times was unheard of, and did not come into fashion until the 1980s.
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I thought this was marvellous, and that Charles Dance as Maxim, Emilia Fox as The Second Mrs De Winter, and Diana Rigg as Mrs Danvers, were note perfect - but that's before I saw the 1970s version with Jeremy Brett, Fox's mother Joanna David, and Anna Massey.
However, this 1990s version runs a close second. It isn't as involving to watch, and Dance has a certain dryness that perhaps does not work all through the piece - but the cast do well (including Faye Dunaway as Fox's chaperone). Set pieces are excellent, there's beautiful scenery, and a tight script, and all this is good.
You rarely see watchable literacy adaptations of this quality, and this version of 'Rebecca' does not really disappoint. It's just that it has already been done better before - and it is a shame that the 1997 version is the only one now widely available for viewing.
Watch it by all means - but try to seek out other versions as well.