Rear Window Movie Review 1954

A newspaper photographer with a broken leg (Stewart) passes the time recuperating by observing his neighbors through the window. When he sees what he believes to be a murder, he decides to solve the crime himself. With help from his beautiful girlfriend and his nurse, he tries to catch the murderer without getting killed himself. Top-drawer Hitchcock blends exquisite suspense with occasional on-target laughs. Based on the story by Cornell Woolrich.

Distribution

Home Vision Cinema, c/o Image Entertainment, 20525 Nordhoff St., Ste. 200, Chatsworth, CA 91311, URL: http://www.homevision.com

Available on VHS, DVD
Running time 112 minutes.

Cast and Crew

Genres

Shutterbugs, Mystery & Suspense, Physical Problems, Top Grossing Films of 1954, Adapted from a Story, New York, New York, Books to Film: Cornell Woolrich, Director/Star Teams: Hitchcock & Stewart, 4 Bones

Screenplay

John Michael Hayes

Cast

James Stewart, Grace Kelly, Thelma Ritter, Wendell Corey, Raymond Burr, Judith Evelyn

Cinematography

Robert Burks

Director

Alfred Hitchcock

Music

Franz Waxman

Producer

Alfred Hitchcock, Universal Classics

Awards

AFI 1998: Top 100, Natl. Film Reg. 1997.