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Rear Window is a 1954 American mystery thriller film directed by Alfred Hitchcock and written by John Michael Hayes based on Cornell Woolrich 's 1942 short story It Had to Be Murder. Originally released by Paramount Pictures, the film stars James Stewart, Grace Kelly, Wendell Corey, Thelma Ritter, and Raymond Burr.
- $1 million
- September 1, 1954 (US)
- Alfred Hitchcock
- Franz Waxman
A wheelchair-bound photographer spies on his neighbors and suspects one of them of murder. IMDb provides cast and crew information, user and critic reviews, trivia, goofs, quotes, and more for this Oscar-nominated mystery film.
- (510K)
- Mystery, Thriller
- Alfred Hitchcock
- 1954-09-01
Feb 20, 2000 · A famous photographer (James Stewart) spies on his neighbors from his wheelchair and suspects a murder. Roger Ebert analyzes the film's themes, techniques and performances in this classic movie review.
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A classic thriller about a photographer who spies on his neighbors and witnesses a possible murder. See critics' reviews, ratings, cast, and where to watch the movie online.
- (8.9K)
- Alfred Hitchcock
- PG
- James Stewart
Roger Ebert praises Alfred Hitchcock's "Rear Window" as a movie that draws us into the voyeurism of Jimmy Stewart, who spies on his neighbors with a telephoto lens. He analyzes the simple but effective plot, the suspense, the characters and the themes of the film.
A wheelchair-bound photographer spies on his neighbors from his apartment window and suspects one of them has murdered his wife. IMDb provides multiple summaries of the classic Hitchcock thriller, starring James Stewart and Grace Kelly.