Through his rear window and the eye of his powerful camera he watched a great city tell on itself, expose its cheating ways...and Murder!
Plot Summary
A wheelchair bound photographer spies on his neighbours from his apartment window and becomes convinced one of them has committed murder.
Run Time
112 min
Aspect Ratio
1.66 : 1
Genre
Crime, Mystery, Romance, Thriller
Language
English
Keyword
Apartment, Salesman, Nurse, Window, Wheelchair
Movie Rating
Sound Mix
Mono
Colour
Color
Film Type
Feature
Film Class
Romantic Mystery, Psychological Thriller
Themes
Voyeurs, Witnessing a Crime, Amateur Sleuths
Tones
Claustrophobic, Tense, Menacing, Wry, Stylish
Mood
Nail-biters
Has Detailed Data (New)
1, 2, 3
Wikipedia Text
Rear Window is a 1954 American suspense film directed by Alfred Hitchcock, written by John Michael Hayes and based on Cornell Woolrich's 1942 short story "It Had to Be Murder". Originally released by Paramount Pictures, the film stars James Stewart as a photographer who spies on his neighbors while recuperating from a broken leg; Grace Kelly as his girlfriend; Thelma Ritter as his nurse; Wendell Corey as a police detective; and Raymond Burr as one of the neighbors.
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