Post by Aerie on Jul 11, 2010 21:51:57 GMT -5
Rear Window is a 1954 American suspense film directed by Alfred Hitchcock, written by John Michael Hayes and based on Cornell Woolrich's 1942 short story "It Had to Be Murder". Originally released by Paramount Pictures, the film stars Jimmy Stewart as a photographer who spies on his neighbors while recuperating from a broken leg; Grace Kelly as his girlfriend; Thelma Ritter as his nurse; Wendell Corey as a police detective; and Raymond Burr as one of the neighbors.
The film is considered by many film-goers, critics, and scholars to be one of Hitchcock's best.[3] It received four Academy Award nominations, was added to the United States National Film Registry in 1997, and was ranked #48 on AFI's 100 Years... 100 Movies (10th Anniversary Edition).
The film is considered by many film-goers, critics, and scholars to be one of Hitchcock's best.[3] It received four Academy Award nominations, was added to the United States National Film Registry in 1997, and was ranked #48 on AFI's 100 Years... 100 Movies (10th Anniversary Edition).
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