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  1. Jul 29, 2014 · Stewart's character, a photographer, is a voyeur by profession; in the film's story, he is a voyeur, peeking through his window into people's private lives; in the framing of the shots, Hitchcock always makes sure to keep his POV shot aligned with Stewart's eyeline.

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    Although the film was copyrighted in 1954 by Patron Inc. by a production company set up by Hitchcock and Stewart, a subsequent rights holder refused to acknowledge previous rights agreements. As a result, Stewart and Hitchcock's estate became involved in the Supreme Court case.

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    Rear Window, American thriller film, released in 1954, that is considered one of Alfred Hitchcock’s most suspenseful movies. It starred Hitchcock favourites James Stewart and Grace Kelly.

    Stewart played L.B. Jeffries, a photographer who is confined to a wheelchair while recuperating from a broken leg. He spends his days obsessively spying out his back window into the apartments of the buildings behind him, getting to know his neighbours without ever meeting them. Gradually he becomes convinced that one neighbour (played by Raymond Burr) has murdered his wife. Jeffries is aided in his sleuthing by his girlfriend (Kelly) and his nurse (Thelma Ritter).

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    •Studio: Paramount Pictures

    •Director: Alfred Hitchcock

    •Writer: John Michael Hayes

    •Music: Franz Waxman

    •James Stewart (L.B. Jeffries)

    •Grace Kelly (Lisa)

    •Wendell Corey (Tom Doyle)

    •Thelma Ritter (Stella)

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    • Director Cameos in Films. Alfred Hitchcock created the trend of directors making appearances in their own films. Hitchcock made cameo appearances in nearly all of his films, often showing up in the background as an extra or just quickly walking past the camera.
    • The Impact of Musical Scores. Alfred Hitchcock understood the importance of using musical scores in film to convey emotion and build suspense. Hitchcock collaborated with composers such as Bernard Herrmann (Psycho, Vertigo, North by Northwest) to create some of the most iconic soundtracks in film history.
    • Master of Editing. Alfred Hitchcock was a master of editing and cutting film. One technique he mastered was the "point of view" shot that allowed audiences to see the film through a character's eyes.
    • Experimenting with 3D. Alfred Hitchcock was one of the first to ever experiment with 3D in films, as seen in his mystery thriller Dial M for Murder. The film's climax contains a 3D scene in which Margot Wendice reaches out to the audience to clutch a pair of scissors.
  3. Jan 15, 2021 · With the 1954 thriller, Rear Window, Jimmy Stewart began a fulfilling collaboration with the Master of Suspense, Alfred Hitchcock. The film was the first of three that Jim and Hitch would make together over the next four years. Rear Window underscored that Jimmy’s versatility as an actor knew no bounds. Rear Window and Beyond.

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  4. Jul 5, 2023 · In the climactic sequence of the film, the murderer-salesman enters Stewart's apartment and, after a violent struggle, succeeds in pushing Stewart out of the window onto the hard courtyard some 30 feet below.

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  6. Sep 21, 2023 · Rear Window revolutionized the thriller genre by making audiences complicit in the protagonist's voyeuristic habits, blurring the line between fiction and reality. Hitchcock's masterful use of ...

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