Rear Window
Drama, Mystery
Universal Studios  (1954) 115 mins PG

8.8 (93,385 votes) Top 250: #16
From the director whose name means suspense comes a thriller whose name evokes terror - now available for the first time ever on DVD!

None of Hitchcock's films has ever given a clearer view of his genius for suspense than Rear Window. When professional photographer J.B "Jeff" Jeffries (James Stewart) is confined to a wheelchair with a broken leg, he becomes obsessed with watching the private dramas of his neighbors play out across the courtyard. When he suspects a salesman may have murdered his nagging wife, Jeffries enlists the help of his glamorous socialite girlfriend (Grace Kelly) to investigate the highly suspicious chain of events...Events that ultimately lead to one of the most memorable and gripping endings in all of film history....

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Cast and Crew
James Stewart  ......  L. B. Jefferies
Grace Kelly  ......  Lisa Carol Fremont
Thelma Ritter  ......  Stella
Raymond Burr  ......  Lars Thorwald
Wendell Corey  ......  Det. Lt. Thomas J. Doyle
Judith Evelyn  ......  Miss Lonelyheart
Director  .....  Alfred Hitchcock
Producer  .....  James C. Katz; Alfred Hitchcock
Writer  .....  John Michael Hayes; Cornell Woolrich
Notes
Goofs:
Continuity: When Lisa places her slippers into her overnight case (while sitting on Jeff's lap), they are tossed in, more to the side of the case. Later, when the detective views the suitcase, the slippers are neatly placed and sitting upright. (more)

Trivia:
All the apartments in Thorwald's building had electricity and running water, and could be lived in. (more)

Filming Locations:
Los Angeles, California, USA (more)

Quotes:
[first lines]
Voice on radio: Men, are you over 40? When you wake up in the morning, do you feel tired and rundown? Do you have that listless feeling...
[the camera pans around the courtyard; cut to later in the day]
Jeff: [answering phone] Jefferies.
Gunnison: Congratulations, Jeff!
Jeff: For what?
Gunnison: For getting rid of that cast!
Jeff: Who said I was getting rid of it?
Gunnison: This is Wednesday; seven weeks from the day you broke your leg. Yes or no?
Jeff: Gunnison, how did you ever get to be such a big editor with such a small memory?
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Awards:
Nominated for 4 Oscars. Another 4 wins & 5 nominations (more)