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Rebecca 1940 Film | Laurence Olivier, Joan Fontaine, Alfred Hitchcock



What's your review of the 1940 film Rebecca? It's directed by Alfred Hitchcock, based on the novel by Daphne Du Maurier, and stars Laurence Olivier and Joan Fontaine as Maxim and Mrs de Winter. #Rebecca #DaphneDuMaurier #LaurenceOlivier Do you want to watch Rebecca? Did you enjoy the full movie or just parts of it? Scroll down for more information!


ABOUT THE ALFRED HITCHCOCK REBECCA MOVIE ADAPTATION


Alternative titles (from Letterboxd): Rebeca, una mujer inolvidable, Rebecca, A Mulher Inesquecível, 레베카, A Manderley-ház asszonya


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Rebecca plot from IMDb: "A self-conscious woman juggles adjusting to her new role as an aristocrat's wife and avoiding being intimidated by his first wife's spectral presence."


Rebecca trailer on IMDb: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0032976/


Cast and Characters:

Joan Fontaine as the second Mrs. de Winter

Laurence Olivier as George Fortescue Maximilian "Maxim" de Winter, owner of Manderley

Judith Anderson as Mrs. Danvers, housekeeper of Manderley

George Sanders as Jack Favell, Rebecca's first cousin and lover

Reginald Denny as Frank Crawley, Maxim's estate manager of Manderley and friend

Gladys Cooper as Beatrice Lacy, Maxim's sister

C. Aubrey Smith as Colonel Julyan

Nigel Bruce as Major Giles Lacy, Beatrice's husband

Florence Bates as Mrs. Edythe Van Hopper, employer of the second Mrs. de Winter

Edward Fielding as Frith, oldest butler of Manderley

Melville Cooper as Coroner at trial

Leo G. Carroll as Dr. Baker, Rebecca's doctor

Leonard Carey as Ben, the beach hermit at Manderley

Lumsden Hare as Mr. Tabbs, boat builder

Forrester Harvey as Chalcroft the innkeeper

Philip Winter as Robert, a servant at Manderley


Directed by Alfred Hitchcock

Produced by David O. Selznick

Screenplay by Robert E. Sherwood, Joan Harrison

Adaptation: Philip MacDonald, Michael Hogan

Based on Rebecca by Daphne du Maurier

Music by Franz Waxman

Cinematography: George Barnes

Edited by W. Donn Hayes

Production company: Selznick International Pictures

Distributed by United Artists

Release date: March 21, 1940 (Miami, Florida), April 12, 1940 (US)

Running: 130 minutes

Budget: $1.29 million

Box office: $6 million

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