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1954, Movie, NR, 112 mins

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REAR WINDOW
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A superb example of suspense filmmaking — especially when one considers the technical limitations of its single set — and one of Alfred Hitchcock's best-loved thrillers. Confined to a wheelchair by a broken leg, Jimmy Stewart has nothing else to do but passively watch the day-to-day activities of his neighbors across the courtyard — one of whom, it seems, has committed a murder. With Grace Kelly, Thelma Ritter and Raymond Burr. Read the complete review for Rear Window
Year: 1954
Rated NR

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Cast
James Stewart: L.B. "Jeff" Jeffries
Grace Kelly: Lisa Carol Fremont
Wendell Corey: Detective Thomas J. Doyle
Thelma Ritter: Stella
Raymond Burr: Lars Thorwald
Judith Evelyn: Miss Lonely Hearts

 

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