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- Rebecca was hugely popular upon its publication and was later adapted for TV, film, and the stage. Perhaps its most notable adaptation was Alfred Hitchcock ’s Academy Award -winning film (1940) starring Laurence Olivier as the brooding Maxim, Joan Fontaine as his second wife, and Judith Anderson as Mrs. Danvers.
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Rebecca is a 1940 American romantic psychological thriller film directed by Alfred Hitchcock. It was Hitchcock's first American project, and his first film under contract with producer David O. Selznick.
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6 days ago · Rebecca, Gothic suspense novel by Daphne du Maurier, published in 1938. Widely considered a classic, it is a psychological thriller about a young woman who becomes obsessed with her husband’s first wife. Rebecca was adapted by Alfred Hitchcock into a popular film (1940).
Apr 29, 2017 · Actor Charles Laughton purchased the film rights and appointed Alfred Hitchcock as director. Hitchcock knew du Maurier well, having previously worked with her actor-manager father, but had misgivings about the project. Intended as a vehicle for Laughton, it left little room for the director’s own creative input.
Oct 16, 2020 · Love to death: Hitchcock, Du Maurier and Rebecca. In this piece first published in our May 1996 issue, Alison Light revisits Alfred Hitchcock’s classic adaptation of Daphne du Maurier’s gothic romance novel, and finds that despite its origins, Rebecca is a mournful man’s movie after all. 16 October 2020. By Alison Light.
Aug 7, 2012 · My favourite Hitchcock: Rebecca. The director had to remove the one murder that takes place in Daphne du Maurier's story – but still created one of his creepiest, most oppressive films....
Oct 19, 2020 · For eight decades nosy readers have wondered: Where did the idea for Rebecca come from? Was du Maurier inspired by a real Rebecca figure—and if so, who was she?
Dec 30, 2022 · 5 Mar 2024. Film. Donate. Decoding the three faces of Mrs de Winter in Hitchcock’s big-screen adaption of Rebecca. The narrator of Daphne du Maurier’s 1938 Gothic novel has no name. Consequently, neither does the protagonist of Alfred Hitchcock’s 1940 cinema adaptation.
