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Rebecca (1940)

Directed by Alfred Hitchcock

Drama | Mystery

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Overview

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.

Rated NR | Length 130 minutes

Actors

Laurence Olivier | Joan Fontaine | George Sanders | Judith Anderson | Nigel Bruce | Reginald Denny | C. Aubrey Smith | Gladys Cooper | Florence Bates | Melville Cooper | Leo G. Carroll | Leonard Carey | Lumsden Hare | Edward Fielding | Philip Winter | Forrester Harvey | Bunny Beatty | Billy Bevan | Egon Brecher | Gino Corrado | Alfred Hitchcock | Leyland Hodgson | Alphonse Martell | William H. O'Brien | Ronald R. Rondell | Phyllis Woodward

Viewing History (seen 1 time)

Date ViewedDeviceFormatSourceRating
08/29/2011TVDVDLibrary8 stars
 

Viewing Notes

Catching up on more Hitchcock blindspots… really enjoyed this flick, as expected. Wonderful cast and mystery. Also love the look of this film. Haunting at times.

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