Rear Window

1954
PG
1h 52m

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Grace Kelly, James Stewart, Georgine Darcy, Judith Evelyn, and Harry Landers 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 bored photographer recovering from a broken leg passes the time by watching his neighbors and begins to suspect one of them of murder.A bored photographer recovering from a broken leg passes the time by watching his neighbors and begins to suspect one of them of murder.A bored photographer recovering from a broken leg passes the time by watching his neighbors and begins to suspect one of them of murder.

Director
- Alfred Hitchcock
Writers
- John Michael Hayes
- Cornell Woolrich
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IMDb RATING

8.5/10

538K

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POPULARITY

1,652

Director
- Alfred Hitchcock
Writers
- John Michael Hayes
- Cornell Woolrich
Stars

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Top rated movie #52

Nominated for 4 Oscars
- 6 wins & 13 nominations total

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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
The helicopter seen near the start is obviously a composite, as there is camera shake in the copter footage.

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. A new negative has been created that resembles the original color scheme of the film, but he 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

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10/10

Rear Window is 64

I must say, no signs of aging. Embedded in its day and yet totally relevant. Perhaps the most entertaining of all of Hitchcock's films. Marriage is the theme and murder is the hook. James Stewart is as perfect as he's ever been. He uses the contradictions of his character to create someone immediately familiar. Thelma Ritter's practicality includes a rant about the destructive effect of intelligence. Grace Kelly enters the scene like a character in a dream. She remains a sort of dream that's why to see her climb the killer's balcony is one of my most cherished film memories. If you haven't seen the film you may think I'm rambling but if you have, you know exactly what I mean, don't you?