Rear Window
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Rear Window is a 1954 thriller film directed by Alfred Hitchcock, starring James Stewart, Grace Kelly, Wendell Corey. It drew a wide audience and shaped its genre.
Plot
In the mid-1950s, professional photojournalist L. B. "Jeff" Jefferies, recuperating from assignment-related injuries, with his leg in a cast from his waist to his foot, uses a wheelchair in his Greenwich Village apartment. His mid-floor rear window looks out onto a courtyard with small garden plots, surrounded on four sides by apartments in adjoining buildings. Jeff is regularly visited by Stella, an insurance company nurse, and his girlfriend, Lisa Fremont, a socialite who works in fashion.
Production
Written by John Michael Hayes, the film was produced by Alfred J. Hitchcock Productions. Franz Waxman composed the score. Robert Burks handled the cinematography. The film runs 113 minutes. The crew and editing refined every shot.
Reception
On a budget of $1,000,000, Rear Window grossed $37,042,336 worldwide at the box office. A critic consensus praised its screenplay and score.
Legacy
The film's influence spread across the century; its narrative and tone echo in much later cinema.
See also
References
- "The 100 Greatest Films of All Time". topfilms100. Retrieved 30 June 2026.
- Ebert, Roger. The Great Movies. Broadway Books.
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