Rebecca
Directed by Alfred HitchcockStory 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.
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- Rob MacKinnonJuly 3, 2025That Mrs. Danvers is a real piece of work.
- keyser28146July 2, 2025An all-time classic. Avoid the Netflix remake. Hitchcock at his best. The central lesson in this story is to avoid making assumptions fueled by your own insecurity, but the way its done and the impacts in the story are so deep, it becomes a meditation on human communication. Like Citizen Kane, here's a classic so well crafted and well-told that through its age only becomes more timeless. Its also different enough from the book that it becomes its own entity, and the credit has to go to Daphne Du Maurier for such an adaptable yet timeless story. Audible produced a reading of it in the 2010's that becomes a third way to experience it, also excellent and dream-like. This is maybe the only movie I can think of where the title character has a palpable presence and looms over every image, character, and conversation in the movie; but never appears, is never voiced, and was never even casted.
Rebecca Trivia
Rebecca was released on March 23, 1940.
Rebecca was directed by Alfred Hitchcock.
Rebecca has a runtime of 2h 10m.
Rebecca was produced by David O. Selznick.
The key characters in Rebecca are Maxim de Winter (Laurence Olivier), Mrs. de Winter (Joan Fontaine), Jack Favell (George Sanders).
Rebecca is rated Approved.
Rebecca is a Drama, Mystery, Romance film.
Rebecca has an audience rating of 9.2 out of 10.