Fresh
One of the finest productional efforts of the past year.
Variety Staff, Variety
Rebecca
"Last night I dreamt I went to Manderley again..."
1940 · 2h 10m · Approved
Mystery, Romance, Thriller
Directed by
Alfred Hitchcock
Overview
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. She must also deal with the jealous, obsessed Mrs. Danvers, the housekeeper, who will not accept her as the mistress of the house.
Director and cast
- Alfred Hitchcock Director
- Laurence Olivier as 'Maxim' de Winter
- Joan Fontaine as Mrs. de Winter (2nd)
- George Sanders as Jack Favell
- Judith Anderson as Mrs. Danvers
- Nigel Bruce as Major Giles Lacy
- Reginald Denny as Frank Crawley
- C. Aubrey Smith as Colonel Julyan
- Gladys Cooper as Beatrice Lacy
- Florence Bates Cast
- Melville Cooper Cast
Critics on Rotten Tomatoes
Top critics, in their words
98%
Tomatometer
Fresh
Through its first two-thirds it is as perfect a myth of adolescence as any of the Disney films, documenting the childlike, nameless heroine's initiation into the adult mysteries of sex, death, and identity.
Dave Kehr, Chicago Reader
Fresh
Hitchcock shows superb technical control and attends to his trademark motifs, from monstrous mother figures to the fetishisation of clothing.
Ben Walters, Time Out
Fresh
An altogether brilliant film, haunting, suspenseful, handsome and handsomely played.
Frank S. Nugent, New York Times
Fresh
The result exhibits that the director is capable of a range few would credit him with.
James Berardinelli, ReelViews
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