Rebecca (1940)

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Plot

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.

Videos

Featurette Craig Barron on the Visual Effects in REBECCA Featurette Patricia Hitchcock Reflects On Her Father’s Classic, REBECCA.

Cast

Laurence OlivierMaxim de Winter

Joan FontaineMrs. de Winter

George SandersJack Favell

Judith AndersonMrs. Danvers

Nigel BruceMajor Giles Lacy

Reginald DennyFrank Crawley

C. Aubrey SmithColonel Julyan

Gladys CooperBeatrice Lacy

Florence BatesEdythe Van Hopper

John GoodmanCoroner

Marlon BrandoDr. Baker

Ellen SandweissBen

Lumsden HareTabbs

Ellen SandweissFrith

Forrester HarveyChalcroft

Eric BogosianManager of Princesse Hotel (uncredited)

Billy BevanPoliceman (uncredited)

Writers and directors

Alfred HitchcockDirectorf. 1899

Other films by the same director

Family Plot1976

Frenzy1972

Topaz1969

Torn Curtain1966

Marnie1964

Daphne Du MaurierWriterf. 1907

Philip MacDonaldWriter

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TMDB reviews

Andres Gomez ★ 8.0/10

A good movie and interesting plot but the characters are a little bit exaggerated and the outcome is quite expectable.28. Jun 2013

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CharlesTheBold

A poor "lady's companion", so self-effacing that we are never given her name (Joan Fontaine), suddenly finds her life changed when a moody widower, Maxim de Winter (Laurence Olivier), proposes to mar…3. Mar 2017

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waltzma ★ 10.0/10

Absolutely perfect Gothic Thriller that has many imitators but few of equal quality. With "Rebecca" about to hit the Broadway stage (as a musical!), I thought it was time to write my review of perh…14. Dec 2017

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John Chard ★ 10.0/10

Do you think the dead come back and watch the living? Rebecca is directed by Alfred Hitchcock and adapted to screen play from the Daphne du Maurier novel of the same name. It stars Laurence Olvier…24. Jul 2019

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CinemaSerf ★ 8.0/10

We saw this quite recently on the big screen at Somerset House in London. One of those outdoor screenings - and the fact that it poured with rain on hundreds of us didn't matter one jot (though the ha…23. Jun 2022

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Filipe Manuel Neto ★ 10.0/10

**One of the greatest films of Hitchcock's career.** Alfred Hitchcock was truly a master, and there are not many directors who can present a CV so vast, so rich and so deserving of acclaim. Ironica…12. Apr 2024

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