Alfred Hitchcock's rear window [videorecording] / a Paramount Pictures release ; produced by Alfred Hitchcock ; screenplay by John Michael Hayes ; directed by Alfred Hitchcock.
Hitchcock, Alfred, 1899-1980.; Hayes, John Michael, 1919-2008.; Stewart, James, 1908-1997.; Grace, Princess of Monaco, 1929-1982.; Corey, Wendell, 1914-1968.; Ritter, Thelma.; Burr, Raymond, 1917-1993.; Burks, L. Robert, 1909-1968.; Tomasini, George.; Waxman, Franz, 1906-1967.; Johnson, Joseph MacMillan, 1912-1990.; Pereira, Hal.; Head, Edith.; Woolrich, Cornell, 1903-1968. Rear window.; Paramount Pictures Corporation.; Universal City Studios.
2001
PN1997 .R437 2001
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Title
Alfred Hitchcock's rear window [videorecording] / a Paramount Pictures release ; produced by Alfred Hitchcock ; screenplay by John Michael Hayes ; directed by Alfred Hitchcock.
Uniform Title
Rear window (Motion picture : 1954)
Edition
Collector's ed., widescreen version.
ISBN
0783237391
Publication Details
Universal City, CA : Universal Pictures, [2001], c1954.
Language
English
Language Note
English or French dialogue, Spanish subtitles; closed captioned.
Description
1 videodisc (115 min.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in.
Item Number
025192039522
Call Number
PN1997 .R437 2001
Dewey Decimal Classification
791.43/72
Distributor No.
20395 Universal Studios
Summary
As a photographer with a broken leg, Stewart takes up the fine art of spying on his Greenwich Village neighbors during a summer heat wave. Things really begin to get hot when he suspects a salesman may have murdered his nagging wife and buried the body in a flower garden. He actively enlists the help of his girlfriend to investigate the highly suspicious chain of events. Events that ultimately lead to one of the most memorable and gripping endings in film history.
Note
Based on a short story "Rear window" by Cornell Woolrich.
Originally produced as a motion picture in 1954.
Special features: an original documentary; featurette: "A conversation with screenwriter John Michael Hayes"; production photographs; re-release trailer narrated by James Stewart; the script; DVD-ROM features include access to the original script and other related materials.
Originally produced as a motion picture in 1954.
Special features: an original documentary; featurette: "A conversation with screenwriter John Michael Hayes"; production photographs; re-release trailer narrated by James Stewart; the script; DVD-ROM features include access to the original script and other related materials.
Credits
Director of photography, Robert Burks ; editor, George Tomasini ; music, Franz Waxman ; art direction, Joseph MacMillian Johnson, Hal Pereira ; costume designer, Edith Head.
Performer
James Stewart, Grace Kelly, Wendell Corey, Thelma Ritter, Raymond Burr.
Cast
James Stewart, Grace Kelly, Wendell Corey, Thelma Ritter, Raymond Burr.
Audience
MPAA rating: PG.
System Details Note
DVD; Dolby digital.
Added Author
Hitchcock, Alfred, 1899-1980.
Hayes, John Michael, 1919-2008.
Stewart, James, 1908-1997.
Grace, Princess of Monaco, 1929-1982.
Corey, Wendell, 1914-1968.
Ritter, Thelma.
Burr, Raymond, 1917-1993.
Burks, L. Robert, 1909-1968.
Tomasini, George.
Waxman, Franz, 1906-1967.
Johnson, Joseph MacMillan, 1912-1990.
Pereira, Hal.
Head, Edith.
Woolrich, Cornell, 1903-1968. Rear window.
Hayes, John Michael, 1919-2008.
Stewart, James, 1908-1997.
Grace, Princess of Monaco, 1929-1982.
Corey, Wendell, 1914-1968.
Ritter, Thelma.
Burr, Raymond, 1917-1993.
Burks, L. Robert, 1909-1968.
Tomasini, George.
Waxman, Franz, 1906-1967.
Johnson, Joseph MacMillan, 1912-1990.
Pereira, Hal.
Head, Edith.
Woolrich, Cornell, 1903-1968. Rear window.
Added Corporate Author
Series
Alfred Hitchcock collection
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