Rebecca
1940 · directed by Alfred Hitchcock
- Rating
- 89/100
- Hit
- yes
- Prestige lists
- Oscar Winner
Story of a young woman who marries a fascinating widower only to find out that she must live in the shadow of his former wife, Rebecca, who died mysteriously several years earlier. The young wife must come to grips with the terrible secret of her handsome, cold husband, Max De Winter. She must also deal with the jealous, obsessed Mrs. Danvers, the housekeeper, who will not accept her as the mistress of the house.
Rebecca (1940), directed by Alfred Hitchcock, rates 89/100 — a hit. See how its director, cast and crew rate across their careers.
Cast
- Laurence Olivier
- Joan Fontaine
- George Sanders
- Judith Anderson
- Gladys Cooper
- Nigel Bruce
- Reginald Denny
- C. Aubrey Smith
- Melville Cooper
- Florence Bates
Crew
- George Barnes — Director of Photography
- Franz Waxman — Original Music Composer
- Joan Harrison — Screenplay
- Robert E. Sherwood — Screenplay
More from Alfred Hitchcock
- Rear Window (1954) — 100/100 · hit
- North by Northwest (1959) — 99/100 · hit
- Vertigo (1958) — 99/100 · hit
- Psycho (1960) — 99/100 · hit
- Notorious (1946) — 86/100 · hit
- The Lady Vanishes (1938) — 85/100 · hit
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