Rear Window
1954 film directed by Alfred Hitchcock
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Summary
Rear Window is a film[1]. It ranks in the top 3% of film entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (13,554 views/month).[2]
Key Facts
- Director: Alfred Hitchcock[3]
- Screenwriter: John Michael Hayes[4], Cornell Woolrich[5]
- Composer: Franz Waxman[6]
- Genre: crime film[7], mystery film[8], thriller film[9], detective film[10], drama film[11], crime thriller film[12], crime drama film[13], psychological drama film[14], psychological thriller film[15]
- Cast member: James Stewart[16], Grace Kelly[17], Wendell Corey[18], Thelma Ritter[19], Raymond Burr[20], Judith Evelyn[21], Georgine Darcy[22], Ross Bagdasarian Sr.[23], Frank Cady[24], Marla English[25], Bess Flowers[26], Fred Graham[27], Kathryn Crosby[28], Alfred Hitchcock[29]
- Producer: Alfred Hitchcock[30]
- Production company: Paramount Pictures[31]
- Director of photography: Robert Burks[32]
- Part of: National Film Registry[33]
- Original language of film or TV show: English[34]
- Commons category: Rear Window[35]
- Distribution format: clip art[36], video on demand[37], theatrical release[38], home video release[39]
- Review score: 9.2/10[40], 100/100[41], 99%[42], 8.5/10[43], 4.4/5[44]
- Color: color[45]
- Country of origin: United States[46]
- Publication date: January 1, 1954[47], April 8, 1955[48], January 14, 1995[49], September 1, 1954[50]
- Distributed by: Paramount Pictures[51], Bullee Trading[52]
- Narrative location: New York City[53]
- Film editor: George Tomasini[54]
- Described by source: AWFJ’s Top 100 Films List[55]
- Nominated for: Academy Award for Best Director[56], Academy Award for Best Cinematography, Color[57], Academy Award for Best Writing, Adapted Screenplay[58], Academy Award for Best Sound[59]
- Title: Rear Window[60]
- Has characteristic: film based on literature[61]
Why It Matters
Rear Window has Wikipedia articles in 29 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[62] It is known by 46 alternative names across languages and contexts.[63]