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As a photographer with a broken leg, Stewart takes up spying on his Greenwich Village neighbors during a summer heat wave. Things heat up when he suspects a salesman may have murdered his wife. He actively enlists the help of his girlfriend (Kelly) to investigate the highly suspicious chain of even...

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Bibliographic Details
Uniform Title:Rear window (Motion picture : 1954)
Corporate Authors: Paramount Pictures Corporation, Universal City Studios
Other Authors: Hitchcock, Alfred, 1899-1980, Hayes, John Michael, 1919-2008, Stewart, James, 1908-1997, Grace, Princess of Monaco, 1929-1982, Corey, Wendell, 1914-1968, Ritter, Thelma, Burr, Raymond, 1917-1993, Woolrich, Cornell, 1903-1968
Format: Video DVD
Language:English
French
Language Notes:Closed-captioned. Soundtracks: English and French; optional subtitles in Spanish.
Published: Universal City, Calif. : Universal Pictures, [2001]
Edition:Collector's ed., anamorphic widescreen.
Series:Alfred Hitchcock collection (DVD videodiscs)
Subjects:
Voyeurism > Drama.
Greenwich Village (New York, N.Y.) > Drama.
Detective and mystery films.
Thriller > Feature > Videodisc.
Video recordings for the hearing impaired.
Motion pictures, American.
Feature films.
Description
Summary:As a photographer with a broken leg, Stewart takes up spying on his Greenwich Village neighbors during a summer heat wave. Things heat up when he suspects a salesman may have murdered his wife. He actively enlists the help of his girlfriend (Kelly) to investigate the highly suspicious chain of events.
Item Description:Special features: An original documentary, "Rear window ethics : remembering and restoring a Hitchcock classic" -- Featurette: "A conversation with screenwriter John Michael Hayes" -- Production photographs -- Re-release trailer narrated by James Stewart -- The script -- DVD-ROM features include access to the original script and other related materials.
Based on the short story: Rear window / by Cornell Woolrich.
Originally produced as a motion picture in 1954.
Accompanying booklet contains production notes.
Videorecording.
Physical Description:1 videodisc (115 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in. + 1 leaflet ([4] pages : color illustrations ; 19 cm.)
Format:DVD; Dolby digital 2.0 mono; Dual layer; aspect ratio 1.66:1.
Audience:MPAA rating: PG. Special features not rated.
Production Credits:Director of photography, Robert Burks ; editor, George Tomasini ; music, Franz Waxman ; art direction, Joseph MacMillian Johnson, Hal Pereira ; costume designer, Edith Head.
ISBN:0783237391