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Rear Window

  • 1954
  • PG
  • 1h 52m
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Grace Kelly, James Stewart, and Georgine Darcy in Rear Window (1954)
A wheelchair-bound photographer spies on his neighbors from his Greenwich Village courtyard apartment window, and becomes convinced one of them has committed murder, despite the skepticism of his fashion-model girlfriend.
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A photographer in a wheelchair spies on his neighbors from his Greenwich Village courtyard apartment window, and becomes convinced one of them has committed murder, despite the skepticism of... Read allA photographer in a wheelchair spies on his neighbors from his Greenwich Village courtyard apartment window, and becomes convinced one of them has committed murder, despite the skepticism of his fashion-model girlfriend.A photographer in a wheelchair spies on his neighbors from his Greenwich Village courtyard apartment window, and becomes convinced one of them has committed murder, despite the skepticism of his fashion-model girlfriend.

  • Director
    • Alfred Hitchcock
  • Writers
    • John Michael Hayes
    • Cornell Woolrich
  • Stars
    • James Stewart
    • Grace Kelly
    • Wendell Corey
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  • IMDb RATING
    8.5/10
    502K
    YOUR RATING
    POPULARITY
    1,695
    14
    • Director
      • Alfred Hitchcock
    • Writers
      • John Michael Hayes
      • Cornell Woolrich
    • Stars
      • James Stewart
      • Grace Kelly
      • Wendell Corey
    • 998User reviews
    • 189Critic reviews
    • 100Metascore
  • See more at IMDbPro
  • Top rated movie #50
    • Nominated for 4 Oscars
      • 6 wins & 13 nominations total

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    James Stewart
    James Stewart
    • L.B. Jefferies
    Grace Kelly
    Grace Kelly
    • Lisa Fremont
    Wendell Corey
    Wendell Corey
    • Tom Doyle
    Thelma Ritter
    Thelma Ritter
    • Stella
    Raymond Burr
    Raymond Burr
    • Lars Thorwald
    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
    • Newlywed
    Irene Winston
    Irene Winston
    • Emma Thorwald
    Havis Davenport
    • Newlywed
    Jerry Antes
    Jerry Antes
    • Dancer with Miss Torso
    • (uncredited)
    Barbara Bailey
    Barbara Bailey
    • Choreographer with Miss Torso
    • (uncredited)
    Benny Bartlett
    Benny Bartlett
    • Man with Miss Torso
    • (uncredited)
    Nick Borgani
    • Minor Role
    • (uncredited)
    • Director
      • Alfred Hitchcock
    • Writers
      • John Michael Hayes
      • Cornell Woolrich
    • All cast & crew
    • Production, box office & more at IMDbPro

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    • Trivia
      The film negative was damaged considerably as a result of color dye fading as early as the 1960s. Nearly all of the yellow image dyes had faded. Despite fears that the film had been irrevocably damaged, preservation experts were able to restore the film nearly to its original coloration.
    • Goofs
      After Lisa sees Thorwald tie up the trunk and the camera dollies forward to a close up, there are creaks from the floorboards and footsteps heard from the camera crew.
    • Quotes

      Stella: How much do we need to bail Lisa from jail?

      L.B. Jefferies: Well, this is first offense burglary, that's about $250. I have $127.

      Stella: Lisa's handbag. Uh... 50 cents. I got $20 or so in my purse.

      L.B. Jefferies: And what about the rest?

      Stella: When those cops at the station see Lisa, they'll even contribute.

    • Crazy credits
      The film is bookended with the opening and closing of window blinds across Jeff's rear window.

      The opening titles appear on the former, and the Paramount logo appears on the latter.
    • Alternate versions
      The film has been fully restored from original negatives in 1998 and a new negative has been created that resembles the original color scheme of the film. However, the first kissing scene had to be restored digitally because the source elements were in bad condition.
    • Connections
      Edited into Alfred Hitchcock: The Art of Making Movies (1990)
    • Soundtracks
      Excerpt from 'Fancy Free'
      (1944) (uncredited)

      Ballet Music by Leonard Bernstein

    User reviews998

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    10/10
    Reading from Top to Bottom...Hitchcock's Sophisticated Masterpiece
    Not only does REAR WINDOW (RW) have Alfred Hitchcock's trademark wit, suspense, and romance (with a touch of friction) in spades, but it's one of his most well-crafted, cleverly-staged movies; in fact, even though RW is based on a Cornell Woolrich story, I can't imagine this story being told as effectively in any medium other than cinema. However, the technical accomplishments (explained most entertainingly in the DVD's documentaries) would be nothing without the engaging characters. James Stewart's neighbors are interesting enough to warrant their own movies, and in addition to providing a wry microcosm of New York City life (the only dated thing about it is the lack of air conditioning), they all reflect possible outcomes for the somewhat stormy romance between laid-up shutterbug Stewart and the luminous Grace Kelly as his upscale fashion maven inamorata. As Brent Spiner said while hosting a showing of RW on TNT, the real perversion of the film is Stewart's reluctance to commit to the irresistible Kelly! In fact, one of the things I like about the movie is the way it shows these two very different people gradually learning to compromise and work together. The piquant final shot shows that a woman can have a happy relationship with a man without submerging her own personality -- refreshing for the 1950s! Great supporting cast, too, including Wendell Corey, Raymond Burr in one of his last bad-guy roles before PERRY MASON, and the scene-stealing Thelma Ritter. Incidentally, the restored special edition RW DVD was put together just in time to include Georgine Darcy ("Miss Torso"), then one of the last surviving cast members. Darcy died earlier this year; she will be missed.
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    • Why is Jeff whispering when he is on the phone to Tom after Lisa's arrest when he is in his own apartment?
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    Details

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    • Release date
      • September 1, 1954 (United States)
    • Country of origin
      • United States
    • Language
      • English
    • Also known as
      • Alfred Hitchcock's Rear Window
    • Filming locations
      • Stage 18, Paramount Studios - 5555 Melrose Avenue, Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, USA(Exterior court yard apartment complex)
    • Production company
      • Alfred J. Hitchcock Productions
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    Box office

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    • Budget
      • $1,000,000 (estimated)
    • Gross US & Canada
      • $36,764,313
    • Gross worldwide
      • $37,034,884
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    • Runtime
      1 hour 52 minutes
    • Color
      • Color
    • Aspect ratio
      • 1.37 : 1(original ratio)

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