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Cast verified as complete
James Stewart | ... |
L.B. Jefferies
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Grace Kelly | ... |
Lisa Fremont
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Wendell Corey | ... |
Tom Doyle
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Thelma Ritter | ... |
Stella
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Raymond Burr | ... |
Lars Thorwald
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Judith Evelyn | ... |
Miss Lonelyhearts
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Ross Bagdasarian | ... |
Songwriter
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Georgine Darcy | ... |
Miss Torso
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Sara Berner | ... |
Woman on Fire Escape
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Frank Cady | ... |
Man on Fire Escape
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Jesslyn Fax | ... |
Miss Hearing Aid
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Rand Harper | ... |
Newlywed
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Irene Winston | ... |
Emma Thorwald
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Havis Davenport | ... |
Newlywed
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Rest of cast listed alphabetically: | |||
Jerry Antes | ... |
Dancer with Miss Torso (uncredited)
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Barbara Bailey | ... |
Choreographer with Miss Torso (uncredited)
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Benny Bartlett | ... |
Man with Miss Torso (uncredited)
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Nick Borgani | ... |
Minor Role (uncredited)
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Sue Casey | ... |
Sunbather (uncredited)
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Iphigenie Castiglioni | ... |
Woman with Bird (uncredited)
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James Cornell | ... |
Minor Role (uncredited)
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Don Dunning | ... |
Detective (uncredited)
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Marla English | ... |
Girl at Songwriter's Party (uncredited)
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Bess Flowers | ... |
Songwriter's Party Guest with Poodle (uncredited)
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Art Gilmore | ... |
Radio Announcer (uncredited) (voice)
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Fred Graham | ... |
Detective (uncredited)
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Kathryn Grant | ... |
Girl at Songwriter's Party (uncredited)
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Stephanie Griffin | ... |
Sunbather (uncredited)
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Charles Harvey | ... |
Minor Role (uncredited)
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Len Hendry | ... |
Policeman (uncredited)
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Alfred Hitchcock | ... |
Songwriter's Clock-Winder (uncredited)
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Harry Landers | ... |
Man with Miss Lonelyhearts (uncredited)
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Alan Lee | ... |
Newlyweds' Landlord (uncredited)
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Muriel Maddox | ... |
Songwriter's Party Guest (uncredited)
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Mike Mahoney | ... |
Policeman (uncredited)
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Jonni Paris | ... |
Sunbather (uncredited)
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Eddie Parker | ... |
Detective (uncredited)
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Robert Sherman | ... |
Minor Role (uncredited)
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Dick Simmons | ... |
Man with Miss Torso (uncredited)
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Ralph Smiley | ... |
Carl (uncredited)
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Earl Spainard | ... |
Mover (uncredited)
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Jack Stoney | ... |
Ice Man (uncredited)
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Anthony Warde | ... |
Detective (uncredited)
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Gig Young | ... |
Jeff's Editor (uncredited) (voice)
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Directed by
Alfred Hitchcock |
Written by
John Michael Hayes | ... | (screenplay) |
Cornell Woolrich | ... | (short story) |
Produced by
Alfred Hitchcock | ... | producer (uncredited) |
Music by
Franz Waxman |
Cinematography by
Robert Burks | ... | director of photography |
Editing by
George Tomasini |
Editorial Department
Richard Mueller | ... | color consultant: Technicolor |
Art Direction by
J. McMillan Johnson | ... | (as Joseph MacMillan Johnson) |
Hal Pereira |
Set Decoration by
Sam Comer | ||
Ray Moyer |
Makeup Department
Wally Westmore | ... | makeup supervisor |
Production Management
C.O. Erickson | ... | unit production manager (uncredited) |
Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
Herbert Coleman | ... | assistant director |
Lloyd Allen | ... | second assistant director (uncredited) |
Art Department
Brian J. McNamara | ... | digitial restoration artist |
Dorothea Holt | ... | illustrator (uncredited) |
Gene Lauritzen | ... | construction coordinator (uncredited) |
Sound Department
John Cope | ... | sound recordist |
Harry Lindgren | ... | sound recordist |
Howard Beals | ... | sound editor (uncredited) |
Loren L. Ryder | ... | sound recording mixer (uncredited) |
Visual Effects by
John P. Fulton | ... | special photographic effects |
Irmin Roberts | ... | special visual effects (uncredited) |
Stunts
Fred Graham | ... | stunt performer: detective (uncredited) |
Ted Mapes | ... | stunts (uncredited) |
Eddie Parker | ... | stunts (uncredited) |
Camera and Electrical Department
Bud Fraker | ... | still photographer (uncredited) |
Vic Jones | ... | gaffer (uncredited) |
William Schurr | ... | camera operator (uncredited) |
Leonard J. South | ... | assistant camera (uncredited) |
Phil Stern | ... | still photographer (uncredited) |
Costume and Wardrobe Department
Edith Head | ... | costumer |
Joan Joseff | ... | costume jeweller (uncredited) |
Music Department
Sidney Cutner | ... | orchestrator (uncredited) |
John C. Hammell | ... | music editor (uncredited) |
Gus Levene | ... | orchestrator (uncredited) |
Leonid Raab | ... | orchestrator (uncredited) |
Leo Shuken | ... | orchestrator (uncredited) |
Van Cleave | ... | orchestrator (uncredited) |
Script and Continuity Department
Irene Ives | ... | script supervisor (uncredited) |
Additional Crew
Robert A. Harris | ... | restored by |
Bob Landry | ... | technical advisor |
Fiorella Betti | ... | italian voice dubbing: Grace Kelly (uncredited) |
Giorgio Capecchi | ... | italian voice dubbing: Raymond Burr (uncredited) |
Jean-Henri Chambois | ... | french voice dubbing: Wendell Corey (uncredited) |
Emilio Cigoli | ... | italian voice dubbing: Wendell Corey (uncredited) |
Dhia Cristiani | ... | italian voice dubbing: Sara Berner (uncredited) |
Gualtiero De Angelis | ... | italian voice dubbing: James Stwart (uncredited) |
Franca Dominici | ... | italian voice dubbing: Thelma Ritter (uncredited) |
Cécile Dylma | ... | french voice dubbing: Sara Berner (uncredited) |
Marie Francey | ... | french voice dubbing: Thelma Ritter (uncredited) |
Elina Labourdette | ... | french voice dubbing: Grace Kelly (uncredited) |
Paul Lalloz | ... | french voice dubbing: Anthony Warde (uncredited) |
Jean Mauclair | ... | french voice dubbing: Raymond Burr (uncredited) |
Lita Recio | ... | french voice dubbing: Jesslyn Fax (uncredited) |
Thérèse Rigaud | ... | french voice dubbing: Judith Evelyn (uncredited) |
Roger Rudel | ... | french voice dubbing: Ross Bagdasarian (uncredited) |
Roger Tréville | ... | french voice dubbing: James Stewart (uncredited) |
Production Companies
Distributors
- Paramount Pictures (1954) (United States) (theatrical) (A Paramount Release)
- Paramount British Pictures (1954) (United Kingdom) (theatrical)
- Film AB Paramount (1955) (Sweden) (theatrical)
- Les Films Paramount (1955) (Belgium) (theatrical)
- Les Films Paramount (1955) (France) (theatrical)
- Paramount Films de España (1955) (Spain) (theatrical)
- Paramount Films of Argentina (1955) (Argentina) (theatrical)
- Paramount Films of Italy (1955) (Italy) (theatrical)
- Paramount Pictures Japan (1955) (Japan) (theatrical)
- Paramount-Film (1955) (Austria) (theatrical)
- Paramount-Film (1955) (West Germany) (theatrical)
- Paramount-Films (1955) (Finland) (theatrical)
- Paramount Pictures (1962) (United States) (theatrical) (re-release)
- National Broadcasting Company (NBC) (1966) (United States) (tv) (original airing)
- CIC Video (1980) (United Kingdom) (VHS)
- CIC-Taft Home Video (1980) (Australia) (VHS)
- MCA Videocassette (1982) (United States) (VHS) (Betamax)
- Universal Pictures (1983) (United States) (theatrical) (re-release)
- MCA Television (United States) (tv)
- Cinema International Corporation (CIC) (1984) (Japan) (theatrical)
- Nova Film (1984) (Netherlands) (theatrical) (re-release)
- United International Pictures (UIP) (1984) (Australia) (theatrical) (re-issue)
- United International Pictures (UIP) (1984) (Finland) (theatrical)
- United International Pictures (UIP) (1984) (Italy) (theatrical) (re-release)
- United International Pictures (UIP) (1984) (Sweden) (theatrical) (re-release)
- CIC Video (1984) (United Kingdom) (VHS)
- CIC-Taft Home Video (1984) (Australia) (video)
- Esselte Video (Finland) (VHS)
- MCA Home Video (1984) (Canada) (VHS)
- MCA Home Video (1984) (United States) (VHS)
- Canal+ (1986) (France) (tv)
- MCA Home Video (1986) (Canada) (VHS)
- MCA Home Video (1986) (United States) (VHS)
- MCA Home Video (1986) (United States) (video) (laserdisc)
- Rai 1 (1986) (Italy) (tv)
- TF1 (1988) (France) (tv) (dubbed version)
- Mainostelevisio (MTV3) (1989) (Finland) (tv) (as MTV1)
- MCA/Universal Home Video (1990) (United States) (VHS)
- MCA/Universal Home Video (1990) (United States) (video) (laserdisc)
- TV3 (1990) (Finland) (tv)
- CIC Video (1993) (Finland) (VHS)
- Yleisradio (YLE) (1995) (Finland) (tv)
- Universal Pictures Video (1999) (Germany) (VHS)
- Universal Studios Home Video (1999) (United States) (DVD)
- Universal Studios Home Video (1999) (United States) (VHS)
- USA Films (2000) (United States) (theatrical) (re-release)
- Universal Studios Home Video (2000) (United States) (DVD)
- Universal Studios Home Video (2000) (United States) (VHS)
- Universal Pictures Finland (2001) (Finland) (DVD)
- Universal Pictures Video (2001) (Germany) (DVD)
- Universal Pictures Video (2001) (United Kingdom) (DVD)
- Universal Studios Home Video (2001) (Brazil) (DVD)
- Universal Studios Home Video (2001) (United States) (DVD)
- Universal Studios Home Video (2001) (United States) (VHS)
- Victor Entertainment (2001) (Japan) (DVD)
- Universal Pictures (2002) (Japan) (DVD)
- Universal Pictures Video (2003) (Germany) (DVD)
- Universal Studios Home Video (2003) (United States) (DVD)
- Universal Studios Home Video (2003) (United States) (VHS)
- Universal Studios Home Video (2005) (United States) (DVD) (collector's edition)
- Universal Pictures Video (2006) (Germany) (DVD)
- Universal Pictures Video (2007) (Netherlands) (DVD)
- Seven Films (2008) (Greece) (theatrical) (reissue)
- Universal Pictures Home Entertainment (UPHE) (2008) (United States) (DVD)
- Universal Pictures Home Entertainment (UPHE) (2010) (United States) (DVD)
- Ava (2011) (Finland) (tv)
- Universal Pictures Home Entertainment (UPHE) (2011) (United States) (DVD)
- Universal Pictures Home Entertainment (UPHE) (2012) (United States) (Blu-ray)
- Universal Pictures Finland (2013) (Finland) (Blu-ray)
- Universal Pictures Home Entertainment (UPHE) (2014) (United States) (Blu-ray) (60th Anniversary Edition)
- Fathom Events (2015) (United States) (theatrical) (re-release)
- Universal Pictures Home Entertainment (UPHE) (2020) (United States) (Ultra HD Blu-ray) (The Alfred Hitchcock Classics Collection)
- Universal Pictures Home Entertainment (2020) (Germany) (Ultra HD Blu-ray)
- Universal Pictures Home Entertainment (2020) (United Kingdom) (Ultra HD Blu-ray)
- Studio Distribution Services (SDS) (2021) (United States) (Blu-ray) (through)
- Studio Distribution Services (SDS) (2021) (United States) (Ultra HD Blu-ray) (through)
- The Criterion Channel (2021) (United States) (tv) (streaming)
- Universal Pictures Home Entertainment (UPHE) (2021) (United States) (Blu-ray)
- Universal Pictures Home Entertainment (UPHE) (2021) (United States) (Ultra HD Blu-ray)
- Universal Pictures Home Entertainment (2012) (Germany) (Blu-ray)
- Universal Pictures Home Entertainment (2012) (United Kingdom) (Blu-ray)
- Universal Pictures Home Entertainment (2012) (Netherlands) (Blu-ray)
- Summer Classics (2024) (Greece) (theatrical) (re-release)
- ARTE (2024) (France) (tv)
- France Télévisions (2024) (France) (video) (VOD)
- NBC Universal Television Distribution (2024) (United States) (tv) (syndication)
- CIC Vídeo (Brazil) (VHS)
- Epoca (Argentina) (VHS)
- Time-Life Video (United States) (VHS)
Special Effects
Other Companies
- International Alliance of Theatrical Stage Employees (IATSE) (this picture made under the jurisdiction of: affiliated with A.F. of L.)
- Western Electric (sound recording)
Storyline
Plot Summary |
Professional photographer L.B. "Jeff" Jefferies 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 Fremont and his visiting nurse Stella to investigate.
Written by Col Needham |
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Taglines | In deadly danger...because they saw too much! See more » |
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Parents Guide | View content advisory » |
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Box Office
Budget | $1,000,000 (estimated) |
Opening Weekend United States | $15,172, 23 Jan 2000 |
Cumulative Worldwide Gross | $36,888,916 |
Did You Know?
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. See more » |
Goofs | The helicopter seen near the start is obviously a composite, as there is camera shake in the copter footage. See more » |
Movie Connections | Edited into Alfred Hitchcock: The Art of Making Movies (1990). See more » |
Soundtracks | Excerpt from 'Fancy Free' See more » |
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. See more » |
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. See more » |