Rear Window
Directed by Alfred Hitchcock
L.B. Jeffries, an injured photojournalist confined to his tiny, sweltering courtyard apartment with nothing to do but look out on his unsuspecting neighbors through the film's titular portal. It's all harmless voyeuristic fun until during one hot, restless night he thinks he witnesses a man murder his wife. The dazzling Kelly joins as the fashion plate girlfriend who helps him solve the crime. Fantastically paced and edited, this celebrated classic continues to entertain new generations as Hitchcock's most enduring and well-crafted work.
A photographer who suspects his neighbor of murder enlists his girlfriend to help investigate.
Cast: James Stewart, Grace Kelly, Wendell Corey
Member Reviews
Sometimes this is my favorite Hitchcock film. I remember showing this to high schoolers in my youth pastor days and some of the kids found this quite scary. Jimmy Stewart/Grace Kelly show what real movie stars are made of. Hitchcock again takes a limited area (a man's apartment and what he can see of other apartments from his window) and presents us with a full and rich world. We join Stewart in the vice of voyeurism, sharing the thrills and guilt. We follow the lives of several of Stewart's neighbors, including one who may be a killer. There are great moments of tension in the film as well as much black humor. A pre–Perry Mason Raymond Burr turns in a wonderful dark and yet sympathetic performance.
Hitchcock was the man at the time. one of the all-time great movies. the only director that reminds me of him is M. Night Shyamalan .
Absolute classic of suspense. Hitchcock at his best.
An interesting mystery with a fun little community of characters. The film has real moments where the suspense is still effective to this day, which is a testament in itself for how well it still works.
To this day, that ending gets to me man. awesome rewatch