Rear Window (1954)

The Master of Suspense ratchets up the tension while dishing out insights into obsession, urban living and the dangers of the gaze.

“Few filmmakers can tap into our dark and perverse sides as Alfred Hitchcock can. In Rear Window he opens the shutters of our voyeuristic tendencies as we follow a photographer, wheelchair-bound from an injury, who gets his kicks from peeping into other people’s apartments. Fantastic lensing and brilliant use of image-sizing in the POV shots come together in a witty, romantic and sexy edge-of-the seat thriller that sees the director at his very best.” Karan Bali

“This film is an everlasting masterclass in how to develop an emotional conflict within a murder investigation thriller. The main story is hidden in several supporting subplots; many viewers do not even recognise them and still they feel thrilled and engaged. The film is full of psychological finesse.” András Bálint Kovács

“The perfect movie: it works as a romantic drama, as a thriller and as a comedy. It’s Hitchcock at his finest.” Jorge Ignacio Castillo

1954 USA
Directed by
Alfred Hitchcock
Produced by
Alfred Hitchcock
Written by
John Michael Hayes
Featuring
James Stewart, Grace Kelly, Wendell Corey
Running time
112 minutes