Rebecca (1940)
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"A Selznick International Pictures/United Artists release Psychological thriller starring Laurence Olivier, Joan Fontaine, Judith Anderson and George Sanders Directed by Alfred Hitchcock "

"Released on April 12, 1940 Produced by Selznick International Pictures Academy Award winner for Best Picture"

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"Hitchcock was clearly a fan of Daphne du Maurier, having also adapted Jamaica Inn and The Birds to the screen! :-) Rebecca is the story of an unnamed young woman who marries a rich man, but his home estate is still haunted by the memory of his late wife Rebecca. It's a brilliant psychological drama that's relentlessly tense and enthralling, right from the chilling opening narration. I also really love the scene where Maxim is describing what happened the night Rebecca died: the way the camera mo"

" *Judith Anderson becomes the first actress to be nominated for Academy Award to play and an LGBT role. *Judith Anderson becomes the first actress to be nominated for Academy Award to play and a lesbian role. *Judith Anderson becomes the first actress to be nominated for the Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress to play and an LGBT role. *Judith Anderson becomes the first actress to be nominated for the Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress to play and a lesbian role."
“I am 17, and I love this movie. One definite positive of Rebecca is the masterful direction by Alfred Hitchcock, full of the usual twists and turns that make his films so pleasing. The chilling and suspenseful story, of a timid young woman marrying a man and finding herself in the shadow of his dead first wife, has many complex issues, such as the possibilities of suicide, murder and mistaken identity, all of which took me completely by surprise. Rebecca also has gorgeous black and white cinematography, and a beautifully atmospheric music score. But it's the performances from the distinguished cast that holds this film together. Laurence Olivier, one of Britain's finest stage and film actors(you only have to see him in Shakespeare to know the talent this man had), gives a towering performa” read more