| Through his rear window and the eye of his | | | | Lisa looks after the invalid Jeff. |
| powerful cameraa photo jounalist watches a great | | | | They were actually a newlywed couple who |
| city tell on itself, exposeits cheating ways and | | | | rarely leave their bedroom. |
| Murder! | | | | But this developes into trouble for their marriage |
| The movie is about voyeurism and to a lesser | | | | and Thorwald and hiswife begin to argue.The |
| degree aboutlove between two apparently | | | | constant nagging of the wife sets thestage for |
| different people. | | | | murder. |
| Rear Window is a 1954 film directed by Alfred | | | | The character of Lars Thorwald is not seen in |
| Hitchcock, based on | | | | close-up and cannotbe heard speaking clearly until |
| Cornell Woolrich's 1942 short story It Had to Be | | | | the climax of the movie. |
| Murder. It stars | | | | At this point, he appears in Jeff's room. This |
| James Stewart as photojournalist L. B. Jefferies, | | | | scene features asequence shown from |
| Grace Kelly ashis fashion model girlfriend Lisa Carol | | | | Thorwald's point of view as he attempts to |
| Fremont, and Raymond Burras the suspected | | | | proceedtowards Jeff, but is repeatedly stopped |
| killer, Lars Thorwald. | | | | as Jeff blinds him withthe flash from his camera. |
| The film is considered by many film goers to be | | | | But Lars does suceeds in pushing Jeff outof the |
| one of Hitchcock'sbest and most thrilling pictures. | | | | window just as the police arrieve and arrest Lars |
| L. B. "Jeff" Jefferies is a professional photographer | | | | for the murderof his wife. |
| who has beenconfined to his Greenwich Village | | | | Jeff survives and the film ends with the planning |
| apartment after an accident hasleft him with his | | | | of his future with |
| leg in a cast,he takes to spying on his | | | | Liza. |
| neighborsthrough the rear window. His view of the | | | | This movie has been deemed "culturally significant" |
| back of several apartmentbuildings, their inner | | | | by the United |
| courtyard, and the persons dwelling within. | | | | States Library of Congress and selected for |
| Jeff comes to believe a murder has taken place | | | | preservation in the |
| in the building acrossthe courtyard, though his | | | | National Film Registry.The film received four |
| friends, his nurse Stella (Thelma Ritter),and his | | | | Academy Award nominations. |
| girlfriend, Lisa Carol Fremont (Grace Kelly) initially | | | | [1]Best Director for Alfred Hitchcock,[2] Best |
| thinkhis beliefs are imagined, and put them down | | | | Screenplay for John Michael |
| to his idle behavior. | | | | Hayes,[3]Best Cinematography, Color for Robert |
| Thorwald and his wife are a reversal of Jeff and | | | | Burks,[4] Best Sound Recordingfor Loren L. |
| Lisa. Thorwald looksafter his invalid wife just as | | | | Ryder, Paramount Pictures. |