The movie is about voyeurism and to a lesser degree about



love between two apparently different people.

Rear Window is a 1954 film directed by Alfred Hitchcock, based on

Cornell Woolrich's 1942 short story It Had to Be Murder. It stars

James Stewart as photojournalist L. B. Jefferies, Grace Kelly as

his fashion model girlfriend Lisa Carol Fremont, and Raymond Burr

as the suspected killer, Lars Thorwald.

The film is considered by many film goers to be one of Hitchcock's

best and most thrilling pictures.

L. B. "Jeff" Jefferies is a professional photographer who has been

confined to his Greenwich Village apartment after an accident has

left him with his leg in a cast,he takes to spying on his neighbors

through the rear window. His view of the back of several apartment

buildings, their inner courtyard, and the persons dwelling within.

Jeff comes to believe a murder has taken place in the building across

the courtyard, though his friends, his nurse Stella (Thelma Ritter),

and his girlfriend, Lisa Carol Fremont (Grace Kelly) initially think

his beliefs are imagined, and put them down to his idle behavior.

Thorwald and his wife are a reversal of Jeff and Lisa. Thorwald looks

after his invalid wife just as Lisa looks after the invalid Jeff.

They were actually a newlywed couple who rarely leave their bedroom.

But this developes into trouble for their marriage and Thorwald and his

wife begin to argue.The constant nagging of the wife sets the

stage for murder.

The character of Lars Thorwald is not seen in close-up and cannot

be heard speaking clearly until the climax of the movie.

At this point, he appears in Jeff's room. This scene features a

sequence shown from Thorwald's point of view as he attempts to proceed

towards Jeff, but is repeatedly stopped as Jeff blinds him with

the flash from his camera. But Lars does suceeds in pushing Jeff out

of the window just as the police arrieve and arrest Lars for the murder

of his wife.

Jeff survives and the film ends with the planning of his future with

Liza.

This movie has been deemed "culturally significant" by the United

States Library of Congress and selected for preservation in the

National Film Registry.The film received four Academy Award nominations.

[1]Best Director for Alfred Hitchcock,[2] Best Screenplay for John Michael

Hayes,[3]Best Cinematography, Color for Robert Burks,[4] Best Sound Recording

for Loren L. Ryder, Paramount Pictures.The movie is about voyeurism and to a lesser degree about

love between two apparently different people.

Rear Window is a 1954 film directed by Alfred Hitchcock, based on

Cornell Woolrich's 1942 short story It Had to Be Murder. It stars

James Stewart as photojournalist L. B. Jefferies, Grace Kelly as

his fashion model girlfriend Lisa Carol Fremont, and Raymond Burr

as the suspected killer, Lars Thorwald.

The film is considered by many film goers to be one of Hitchcock's

best and most thrilling pictures.

L. B. "Jeff" Jefferies is a professional photographer who has been

confined to his Greenwich Village apartment after an accident has

left him with his leg in a cast,he takes to spying on his neighbors

through the rear window. His view of the back of several apartment

buildings, their inner courtyard, and the persons dwelling within.

Jeff comes to believe a murder has taken place in the building across

the courtyard, though his friends, his nurse Stella (Thelma Ritter),

and his girlfriend, Lisa Carol Fremont (Grace Kelly) initially think

his beliefs are imagined, and put them down to his idle behavior.

Thorwald and his wife are a reversal of Jeff and Lisa. Thorwald looks

after his invalid wife just as Lisa looks after the invalid Jeff.

They were actually a newlywed couple who rarely leave their bedroom.

But this developes into trouble for their marriage and Thorwald and his

wife begin to argue.The constant nagging of the wife sets the

stage for murder.

The character of Lars Thorwald is not seen in close-up and cannot

be heard speaking clearly until the climax of the movie.

At this point, he appears in Jeff's room. This scene features a

sequence shown from Thorwald's point of view as he attempts to proceed

towards Jeff, but is repeatedly stopped as Jeff blinds him with

the flash from his camera. But Lars does suceeds in pushing Jeff out

of the window just as the police arrieve and arrest Lars for the murder

of his wife.

Jeff survives and the film ends with the planning of his future with

Liza.

This movie has been deemed "culturally significant" by the United

States Library of Congress and selected for preservation in the

National Film Registry.The film received four Academy Award nominations.

[1]Best Director for Alfred Hitchcock,[2] Best Screenplay for John Michael

Hayes,[3]Best Cinematography, Color for Robert Burks,[4] Best Sound Recording

for Loren L. Ryder, Paramount Pictures.