Rear Window

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The Master of Suspense delivers one of his wittiest, most nerve-shredding entertainments with this tricky tale of voyeurism, murder and movie star chemistry. In Rear Window, Alfred Hitchcock introduces us to J.B. “Jeff” Jeffries (James Stewart), an ace photographer laid up with a broken leg in his apartment in New York’s West Village. Wiling away the sweaty summertime hours in between visits from his sharp-tongued housekeeper (Thelma Ritter), he starts using his telephoto lens to zero in on the private human dramas playing out among his neighbors across the courtyard. When he suspects a sneaky salesman (Raymond Burr) may have murdered his wife, Jeff enlists the help of his glamorous socialite girlfriend, Lisa (Grace Kelly) to investigate the highly suspicious chain of events … events that may have deadly consequences for them both! A technical tour de force with enough suspense and chills to fill several films, Rear Window is one of Hitchcock’s best, most provocative thrillers. (Dir. by Alfred Hitchcock, 1954, USA, 112 mins., Rated PG)