Rear Window
1954 film by Alfred Hitchcock · Released 1954
Rear Window is a 1954 American mystery thriller film produced and directed by Alfred Hitchcock and written by John Michael Hayes, based on Cornell Woolrich's 1942 short story "It Had to Be Murder". Originally released by Paramount Pictures, the film stars James Stewart, Grace Kelly, Wendell Corey, Thelma Ritter, and Raymond Burr. It was screened at the 1954 Venice Film Festival in competition for the Golden Lion. Rear Window is shot almost entirely from within one room and from the point-of-view outside the window.
Cast ages at release (1954)
- James Stewart, as L. B. "Jeff" Jefferies: 45–46
- Grace Kelly, as Lisa Fremont: 24–25
- Wendell Corey, as Lt. Thomas "Tom" J. Doyle: 39–40
- Thelma Ritter, as Stella: 51–52
- Raymond Burr, as Lars Thorwald: 36–37
- Judith Evelyn, as "Miss Lonely-Hearts": 40–41
- Georgine Darcy, as "Miss Torso": 17–18
- Frank Cady, as the couple living above the Thorwalds: 38–39
- Marla English, as girl at songwriter's party: 18–19
- Bess Flowers, as woman at songwriter's party with poodle: 55–56
- Fred Graham, as detective 1: 45–46
- Alfred Hitchcock: 54–55