Alfred Hitchcock and Raymond Burr's Lars Thorwald in Rear Window
The Big Picture Hollywood's master of suspense, Alfred Hitchcock earned his reputation as one of the greatest directors of all time thanks to his unrivaled storytelling, innovative techniques, and meticulous attention to detail. This same obsessive pursuit of perfection could also make him difficult to work with and overly controlling of his actors, as Tippi Hedren learned firsthand on the set of The Birds.
Release Date September 1, 1954 Director Alfred Hitchcock Cast James Stewart , Grace Kelly , Wendell Corey , Thelma Ritter , Raymond Burr Runtime 112 minutes Main Genre Thriller Writers John Michael Hayes , Cornell Woolrich Expand When David O. Selznick Ruled Hollywood Selznick grew up in the movie business, as his father was a pioneering producer in the early days of the American film industry.
Alfred Hitchcock Didn't Believe 'Rebecca' Was a "Hitchcock Picture" The dream partnership between America's premier producer and England's best director commenced with Rebecca , a gothic psychological thriller starring Joan Fontaine as the young second wife of Maxim de Winter , a widower with a dark secret. The film was an enormous success and won the Academy Award for Best Picture, the first and only Best Picture honor in Hitchcock's storied career.
Alfred Hitchcock and David O. Selznick's Feud Continued After 'Rebecca' In 1944, Selznick became embroiled in a public spat with director Billy Wilder, who had run a playful advertisement for Double Indemnity that poked fun at the studio mogul. Selznick was furious. So, naturally, Hitchcock took the opportunity to further antagonize his meddlesome producer, purchasing his own advertisements in support of Wilder.
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