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
Rear Window is a 1954 American mystery thriller film produced and 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. It was screened at the 1954 Venice Film Festival in competition for the Golden Lion.
Rear Window is shot almost entirely from within one room and from the point-of-view outside the window.
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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