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Rebecca

  • 1940
  • Approved
  • 2h 10m
IMDb RATING
8.1/10
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Joan Fontaine and Laurence Olivier in Rebecca (1940)
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A self-conscious woman juggles adjusting to her new role as an aristocrat's wife and avoiding being intimidated by his first wife's spectral presence.A self-conscious woman juggles adjusting to her new role as an aristocrat's wife and avoiding being intimidated by his first wife's spectral presence.A self-conscious woman juggles adjusting to her new role as an aristocrat's wife and avoiding being intimidated by his first wife's spectral presence.

  • Director
    • Alfred Hitchcock
  • Writers
    • Daphne Du Maurier
    • Robert E. Sherwood
    • Joan Harrison
  • Stars
    • Laurence Olivier
    • Joan Fontaine
    • George Sanders
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  • IMDb RATING
    8.1/10
    141K
    YOUR RATING
    POPULARITY
    3,855
    560
    • Director
      • Alfred Hitchcock
    • Writers
      • Daphne Du Maurier
      • Robert E. Sherwood
      • Joan Harrison
    • Stars
      • Laurence Olivier
      • Joan Fontaine
      • George Sanders
    • 404User reviews
    • 218Critic reviews
    • 86Metascore
  • See more at IMDbPro
  • Top rated movie #240
    • Won 2 Oscars
      • 7 wins & 10 nominations total

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    Joan Fontaine and Judith Anderson in Rebecca (1940)
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    Laurence Olivier
    Laurence Olivier
    • 'Maxim' de Winter
    Joan Fontaine
    Joan Fontaine
    • Mrs. de Winter
    George Sanders
    George Sanders
    • Jack Favell
    Judith Anderson
    Judith Anderson
    • Mrs. Danvers
    Nigel Bruce
    Nigel Bruce
    • Major Giles Lacy
    Reginald Denny
    Reginald Denny
    • Frank Crawley
    C. Aubrey Smith
    C. Aubrey Smith
    • Colonel Julyan
    Gladys Cooper
    Gladys Cooper
    • Beatrice Lacy
    Florence Bates
    Florence Bates
    • Mrs. Van Hopper
    Melville Cooper
    Melville Cooper
    • Coroner
    Leo G. Carroll
    Leo G. Carroll
    • Dr. Baker
    Leonard Carey
    Leonard Carey
    • Ben
    Lumsden Hare
    Lumsden Hare
    • Tabbs
    Edward Fielding
    Edward Fielding
    • Frith
    Philip Winter
    • Robert
    Forrester Harvey
    Forrester Harvey
    • Chalcroft
    Bunny Beatty
    • Maid
    • (uncredited)
    Billy Bevan
    Billy Bevan
    • Policeman
    • (uncredited)
    • Director
      • Alfred Hitchcock
    • Writers
      • Daphne Du Maurier
      • Robert E. Sherwood
      • Joan Harrison
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    Storyline

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    • Trivia
      Per Sir Alfred Hitchcock's instructions, Dame Judith Anderson rarely blinks her eyes while playing Mrs. Danvers.
    • Goofs
      The large map on the courtroom wall is a map of the Americas. It is grossly implausible that such a map would be on the wall of an English courtroom.
    • Quotes

      Mrs. de Winter: Last night I dreamt I went to Manderley again.

    • Crazy credits
      The original 1940 credits read "Selznick International presents its picturization of Daphne Du Maurier's 'Rebecca'". The credits on the re-issue version read "The Selznick Studio presents its production of Daphne Du Maurier's 'Rebecca'".
    • Alternate versions
      The opening credits were re-done (with different font) for the 1950's re-release of the movie. It is these credits that have turned up on all telecasts of the film (even as recently as 2013) and all previous video releases. The Criterion release (which is now only available through outlet stores) restores all of the credits to their original form.
    • Connections
      Edited into The Last Tycoon: Pilot (2016)
    • Soundtracks
      Love's Old Sweet Song (Just a Song at Twilight)
      (1884) (uncredited)

      Music by J.L. Molloy

      Hummed by Joan Fontaine

    User reviews404

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    8/10
    Hitchcock's first great American success in a classic story with a love story and suspense
    This is a Daphne Du Maurier's story (from a best-seller novel) concerning a prominent widower (Laurence Olivier) called Maxim De Winter who finds a gorgeous and timid young girl (Joan Fontaine) who is serving to an old Mistress (Florence Bates) . They are married and head to Manderley , the familiar mansion (in the exterior actually is a scale model). But Maxim is haunted by the ghost first wife , an enigmatic Rebecca , who died in mysterious circumstances . There works as a servant the creepy and obsessive housekeeper , Mrs Danvers (Judith Anderson,a famous stage actress in her most important role) and sh meets a cynic gentleman (George Sanders).

    This film has suspense , romance , unlimited tension , full of lingering images and with the typical touches Hitchcock . Besides , a literately and thoughtful dialog signed by Joan Harrison (Hitchcock's usual screenwriter) though lacking humor . After ¨39 steps¨and ¨Jamaica Inn¨ , Hitch was encouraged to go to America and promptly shot his first work in Hollywood hired by the great producer David O'Selznick . Fine performance by Laurence Olivier , he married Vivien Leigh and he wished to her as protagonist but Hitch hired Joan Fontaine who took seven rehearsal sessions until the engaging . Joan Fontaine as a shy bride young is superb and enjoyable . Judith Anderson as a spooky and cold house keeper is top-notch, her role as obsessed person by the glamorous Rebecca is unforgotten and immortal . Atmospheric and perceptible music by Franz Waxman and sensational visual style by the cameraman George Barnes . The picture won Academy Awards for Best film and cinematography . The movie was brilliantly directed by the Master of Suspense . It's remade in inferior versions for Television, the 1980 adaptation with Jeremy Brett as Maxim and 1996 rendition with Charles Dance and Emilie Fox . The motion picture is indispensable watching for Hithcock lovers achieving the maximum impact on his audience.
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    Details

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    • Release date
      • April 12, 1940 (United States)
    • Country of origin
      • United States
    • Languages
      • English
      • French
    • Also known as
      • Ребекка
    • Filming locations
      • Big Sur, California, USA
    • Production company
      • Selznick International Pictures
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    • Budget
      • $1,288,000 (estimated)
    • Gross worldwide
      • $72,275
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    • Runtime
      2 hours 10 minutes
    • Color
      • Black and White
    • Aspect ratio
      • 1.37 : 1

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