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Rear Window
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Rear Window

1954

It only takes one witness to spoil the perfect crime.

Directed by Alfred Hitchcock

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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.

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Composer
Franz Waxman
Cinematographer
Robert Burks
Origin country
United States
Runtime
1h 53m
Language
English
Rating
PG
Also known as
Alfred Hitchcock's Rear Window
TMDB
8.3/10 (7,328 votes)
Rotten Tomatoes
99% Fresh
Metacritic
100/100
IMDb
8.5/10 (568,382 votes)
Released August 1, 1954·$1,000,000 budget·$37,042,336 revenue

Awards

  • NominatedAcademy AwardBest Director(1955)
  • NominatedAcademy AwardBest Adapted Screenplay(1955)

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Crew

Podcasts

The Evolution of HorrorHOME INVASION Pt 6: Rope (1948) & Rear Window (1954)

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