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A Balasaur Score of 85 out of 100, drawn from IMDb 8.1/10, Rotten Tomatoes 98%, Metacritic 86/100. Scores higher than 90% of the 84 1940s mystery movies in this catalog.
Synopsis
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.
Ratings
IMDb8.1/10
Rotten Tomatoes98%
Metacritic86/100
2,026 audience votes
Key crew
- Alfred HitchcockDirector
- Franz WaxmanOriginal Music Composer
- Robert E. SherwoodScreenplay
- Joan HarrisonScreenplay
Cast
- Laurence OlivierMaxim de Winter
- Joan FontaineMrs. de Winter
- George SandersJack Favell
- Judith AndersonMrs. Danvers
- Gladys CooperBeatrice Lacy
- Nigel BruceGiles Lacy
- Reginald DennyFrank Crawley
- C. Aubrey SmithColonel Julyan
- Melville CooperCoroner
- Florence BatesEdythe Van Hopper
- Leonard CareyBen
- Leo G. CarrollDr. Baker
Stills
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Themes
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