Rebecca
1940 · TMDB 7.9
Directed by Alfred Hitchcock
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.
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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 jealou...
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- Runtime
- 130 min
- Released
- 1940-03-23
- Studio
- Selznick International Pictures
- Country
- United States of America
- Language
- English
- TMDB score
- 7.9
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Key contributors
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Alfred Hitchcock
Director
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Robert E. Sherwood
Writer
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Joan Harrison
Writer
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Laurence Olivier
Maxim de Winter
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Joan Fontaine
Mrs. de Winter
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George Sanders
Jack Favell
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Judith Anderson
Mrs. Danvers
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Gladys Cooper
Beatrice Lacy
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Nigel Bruce
Giles Lacy
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Reginald Denny
Frank Crawley
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C. Aubrey Smith
Colonel Julyan