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Rear Window

1954 film directed by Alfred Hitchcock

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"Rear Window" is a 1954 film directed by Alfred Hitchcock about a man confined to his apartment who becomes obsessed with watching his neighbors through their windows and believes he witnesses a crime. The film is considered a masterpiece of suspense cinema and established many techniques that became central to Hitchcock's reputation as a master of tension and visual storytelling.

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A wheelchair-bound photographer spies on his neighbors from his apartment window and becomes convinced one of them has committed murder.

Released: 1954-08-01112 minDir: Alfred HitchcockThriller, Mystery, Drama

Cast

James Stewart as L.B. Jefferies
Grace Kelly as Lisa Fremont
Wendell Corey as Thomas Doyle
Thelma Ritter as Stella
Raymond Burr as Lars Thorwald
Judith Evelyn as Miss Lonelyhearts

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Key dates

Published: 1 September 1954

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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. 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. The film was made with a budget of $1 million ($12 million in 2025), and grossed $27 million during its initial release ($324 million in 2025).