Rebecca (1940)
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.
Director:
Alfred Hitchcock
Writers:
Joan Harrison, Robert E. Sherwood.
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Laurence Olivier as Maxim de Winter |
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Joan Fontaine as Mrs. de Winter |
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George Sanders as Jack Favell |
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Judith Anderson as Mrs. Danvers |
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Gladys Cooper as Beatrice Lacy |
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Nigel Bruce as Giles Lacy |
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Reginald Denny as Frank Crawley |
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C. Aubrey Smith as Colonel Julyan |
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Melville Cooper as Coroner |
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Florence Bates as Edythe Van Hopper |
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Leonard Carey as Ben |
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Leo G. Carroll as Dr. Baker |
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Edward Fielding as Frith |
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Lumsden Hare as Tabbs |
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Forrester Harvey as Chalcroft |
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Philip Winter as Robert |
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Bunny Beatty as Maid (uncredited) |
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Billy Bevan as Policeman (uncredited) |
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Egon Brecher as Hotel Desk Clerk (uncredited) |
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Gino Corrado as Manager of Princesse Hotel (uncredited) |
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Alfred Hitchcock as Man Outside Phone Booth (uncredited) |
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Leyland Hodgson as Mullen (uncredited) |
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Alphonse Martell as Hotel Headwaiter (uncredited) |
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William H. O'Brien as Hotel Waiter (uncredited) |
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Ronald R. Rondell as Hotel Dining Room Guest (uncredited) |
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Phyllis Woodward as Little Girl (uncredited) |
| Sound | Franz Waxman | Original Music Composer |
| Writing | Philip MacDonald | Adaptation |
| Camera | George Barnes | Director of Photography |
| Writing | Joan Harrison | Screenplay |
| Crew | Jack Cosgrove | Special Effects |
| Writing | Robert E. Sherwood | Screenplay |
| Production | David O. Selznick | Producer |
| Art | Joseph B. Platt | Interior Designer |
| Directing | Alfred Hitchcock | Director |
| Writing | Daphne du Maurier | Novel |
| Art | Lyle R. Wheeler | Art Direction |
| Writing | Michael Hogan | Adaptation |
| Editing | Hal C. Kern | Supervising Film Editor |
| Editing | James E. Newcom | Associate Editor |