Principal cast
James Stewart, Grace Kelly, Wendell Corey, Thelma Ritter and Raymond Burr
Film 42 of 498 on the Screen Path
Rear Window
It only takes one witness to spoil the perfect crime.
About the film
Rear Window at a glance.
Screen Path places this 1954 film at stop 42 in one curated journey through cinema. The learning experience adds context before you watch and deeper analysis after.
A wheelchair-bound photographer spies on his neighbors from his apartment window and becomes convinced one of them has committed murder.
Key craft credits
Robert Burks (director of photography), George Tomasini (editor), Franz Waxman (original music composer), John Michael Hayes (screenplay) and Hal Pereira (art direction)
- Director
- Alfred Hitchcock
- Release
- 1954-08-01
- Runtime
- 113 minutes
- Genres
- Thriller, Mystery and Drama
- Country
- United States
- Quiz
- 25 questions
The Screen Path journey
Before. After. Remember.
The featured film is watched outside Screen Path. The app provides the learning experience around it: a guide, an analysis, and a quiz with explanations.
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Before you watch
Start with a spoiler-free video guide to the context and filmmaking choices worth noticing.
Spoiler-free02
After the film
Return after watching for a deeper video analysis of craft, meaning, and legacy.
Contains spoilers03
Quiz yourself
Answer 25 questions with clear rationales designed to make the ideas stick.
25 questions in this journeyCitizen Kane is the complete public example: both learning videos and a five-question sample quiz are available below.
Start the example →Full cast
Full cast
- James StewartCharacter: L.B. Jefferies
- Grace KellyCharacter: Lisa Fremont
- Wendell CoreyCharacter: Thomas Doyle
- Thelma RitterCharacter: Stella
- Raymond BurrCharacter: Lars Thorwald
- Judith EvelynCharacter: Miss Lonelyhearts
- Ross BagdasarianCharacter: Songwriter
- Georgine DarcyCharacter: Miss Torso
- Sara BernerCharacter: Woman on Fire Escape
- Frank CadyCharacter: Man on Fire Escape
- Jesslyn FaxCharacter: Miss Hearing Aid
- Rand HarperCharacter: Newlywed
Full crew
Full crew
- Alfred HitchcockCredits: Director
- J. McMillan JohnsonCredits: Art Direction
- Ray MoyerCredits: Set Decoration
- Hal PereiraCredits: Art Direction
- Edith HeadCredits: Costume Design
- Franz WaxmanCredits: Original Music Composer
- Sam ComerCredits: Set Decoration
- George TomasiniCredits: Editor
- John Michael HayesCredits: Screenplay
- Robert BurksCredits: Director of Photography
- John P. FultonCredits: Visual Effects
- Harry LindgrenCredits: Sound Recordist
- John CopeCredits: Sound Recordist
- Herbert ColemanCredits: Assistant Director
- Wally WestmoreCredits: Makeup Supervisor
- Cornell WoolrichCredits: Short Story
- Bob LandryCredits: Technical Advisor
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