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Rebecca (1940 Film Noir, Thriller, Hitchcock)
About this film
TAGLINES : 01) A lonely man, a lovely girl... struggling against the secret of Manderley 02) The shadow of this woman darkened their love. 03) The shadow of a remembered woman came between their lips... but these two had the courage to hope... and to live their love! 04) Overwhelming Romantic Adventure THAT WILL STORM YOUR HEART! (Print Ad- Buffalo Courier-Express, -(Buffalo, NY)- 30 March 1940) 05) The MOST GLAMOROUS WOMAN of All Time! 06) THE MIGHTY NOVEL LEAPS TO TURBULENT LIFE ON THE SCREEN! (Print Ad- Syracuse Herald-American, -(Syracuse, NY)- 24 March 1940) PLOT : A self-conscious woman juggles adjusting to her new role as an aristocrat's wife and avoiding being intimidated by his first wife's spectral presence. _IMDb STORYLINES : 01) Story 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 (Laurence Olivier). She must also deal with the jealous, obsessed Mrs. Danvers (Judith Anderson), the housekeeper, who will not accept her as the mistress of the ho…
Directors & creators
Producer: David O. Selznick / Director: Alfred Hitchcock / Writers: Joan Harrison, Robert E. Sherwood, Philip MacDonald, Michael Hogan (Screenplay), Daphne DuMaurier (Novel) / Starring: Joan Fontaine, Laurence Olivier, Judith Anderson;
Subjects
1940, Cert. #5969, Award winning film, Literature on Screen, Blockbuster, Classic Period drama, Alfred Hitchcock, Begins with voice-over narration, Suspense, Thriller, Drama, Obsession, Mystery, Gothic, Romance, Murder, Thriller, Great Britain, Husband wife relationship, Flashback, Woman in jeopardy, Housefire, Inquest, Arson, Shrine, Accidental death, Burned alive, Deception, Suicide, Shipwreck, Tennis, Widower, Castle, Mansion, Estate, Staircase, Boat house, Sea cliffs, Rural setting, Class difference, Servant, Housekeeper, Dark past, Marriage license, Portrait Sketch, Bride, First marriage, unhappy marriage, Inferiority complex, Insecurity, Infidelity, Devoition, Pipe smoking, Cocker spaniel, Cruelty, Hidden character, Narcissism, Temper control problem, Physician, Sadist, Enigmatic, Paid companion, Sexual overtones, Knickers, Lesbian subtext, homosexual subtext, Filming dates: 8 Sep. 08 thru Nov. 20, 1939, Filmed in California, USA