Rear Window
“It only takes one witness to spoil the perfect crime.”
Director
Alfred Hitchcock
Screenplay
John Michael Hayes
Confined to his apartment with a leg in a cast, action photographer L.B. Jefferies kills his boredom spying on the neighbors who face his New York building's inner courtyard. The routine of others' lives goes awry when he begins to suspect that one of them has murdered his wife, an intuition that neither his girlfriend nor his police friend shares at first. Bound to his wheelchair, Jefferies can only watch as certainty and danger grow in equal measure. Alfred Hitchcock turns a single window into a marvel of suspense and a reflection on the voyeuristic gaze of the spectator. A masterpiece of the thriller with James Stewart and Grace Kelly.
Release
Aug 1, 1954
Budget
$1M
Country
United States of America
Revenue
$37M
Cast
James Stewart
L.B. Jefferies
Grace Kelly
Lisa Fremont
Wendell Corey
Thomas Doyle
Thelma Ritter
Stella
Raymond Burr
Lars Thorwald
Judith Evelyn
Miss Lonelyhearts
Ross Bagdasarian
Songwriter
Georgine Darcy
Miss Torso
Sara Berner
Woman on Fire Escape
Frank Cady
Man on Fire Escape
Jesslyn Fax
Miss Hearing Aid
Irene Winston
Emma Thorwald
Jerry Antes
Dancer with Miss Torso (uncredited)
Benny Bartlett
Man with Miss Torso (uncredited)
Sue Casey
Sunbather (uncredited)
Iphigenie Castiglioni
Woman with Bird (uncredited)
Marla English
Girl at Songwriter's Party (uncredited)
Art Gilmore
Radio Announcer (voice) (uncredited)
Fred Graham
Detective (uncredited)
Kathryn Grant
Girl at Songwriter's Party (uncredited)
Alfred Hitchcock
Clock-Winder in Songwriter's Apartment (uncredited)
Harry Landers
Man with Miss Lonelyhearts (uncredited)
Mike Mahoney
Policeman (uncredited)
Eddie Parker
Detective (uncredited)
Dick Simmons
Man with Miss Torso (uncredited)
Reviews
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