Rebecca (1940)

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"The shadow of this woman darkened their love."

Contents 1 Synopsis 2 Technical Information 3 DVD Recommendations 4 Recent DVD Releases 4.1 released in 2008 4.2 released in 2005 4.3 released in 2004 5 See Also... 6 Image Gallery 7 Film Frames 8 Themes 9 Cast and Crew

Synopsis

A shy ladies companion is staying in Monte Carlo with her stuffy employer when she meets the wealthy Maxim de Winter. Max is still troubled by the death of his wife, Rebecca in a boating accident the year before. She and Max fall in love, get married and return to Manderlay, his large country estate in Cornwall. The second Mrs. de Winter meets the housekeeper Mrs. Danvers and discovers that Rebecca still has a strange hold on everyone at Manderlay. (© IMDB)

Technical Information

• black & white
• sound mix: mono (Western Electric Sound System)
• running time: 130 minutes
• production studio: Selznick International Pictures

DVD Recommendations

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Recent DVD Releases

• to view all of the DVD releases of this film, see Rebecca (1940) - DVD releases

released in 2008

Rebecca (1940) - MGM Home Entertainment (USA, 2008) R1 NTSC 1.33:1

released in 2005

Rebecca - La Prima Moglie (1940) - 01Distribution (Italy, 2005) PAL 1.33:1

released in 2004

	Rebecca (1940) - Prism Leisure Corporation (UK, 2004) PAL 1.33:1 [02:05:00]
	Rebecca (1940) - Aventi (France, 2004) PAL 1.33:1
	Rebecca (1940) - Carrefour (Netherlands, 2004) PAL 1.33:1

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See Also...

For further relevant information about this film, see also...

• 1000 Frames of Rebecca (1940)
• Articles about Rebecca (1940)
• Awards and Nominations
• Filming locations
• Radio adaptations
• Soundtrack albums
• Web links to information, articles, reviews, etc

Image Gallery

Images from the Hitchcock Gallery (click to view larger versions or search for all relevant images)...

Film Frames

Themes

• tramps - the tramp in the old cottage
• the Hitchcock cameo - waiting behind George Sanders to use the phone
  

Cast and Crew

Directed by:

• Alfred Hitchcock
• Edmond F Bernoudy - assistant director

Starring:

• Laurence Olivier - George Fortescu Maximillian "Maxim" de Winter
• Joan Fontaine - The Second Mrs de Winter
• George Sanders - Jack Favell
• Judith Anderson - Mrs Danvers
• Gladys Cooper - Beatrice Lacy
• Nigel Bruce - Major Giles Lacy
• Reginald Denny - Frank Crawley
• C Aubrey Smith - Colonel Julyan
• Melville Cooper - Coroner
• Florence Bates - Mrs Edythe Van Hopper
• Leonard Carey - Ben
• Leo G Carroll - Dr Baker
• Edward Fielding - Frith
• Lumsden Hare - Tabbs
• Forrester Harvey - Chalcroft
• Philip Winter - Robert

Produced by:

• David O Selznick

Written by:

• Daphne Du Maurier - original novel ("Rebecca")
• Philip MacDonald
• Michael Hogan
• Robert E Sherwood
• Joan Harrison

Photographed by:

• George Barnes

Edited by:

• W Donn Hayes

Music by:

• Franz Waxman

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