Jeff Jeffries (James Stewart) is confined to his apartment by a broken leg. The rear window of his apartment faces a courtyard where he can see into windows of neighboring apartments. His only contacts with the outside world, though, are restricted to his visiting nurse, Stella (Thelma Ritter), his girlfriend, Lisa (Grace Kelly), and his policeman friend (Wendell Corey). Because he's so bored, Jeff starts using binoculars to spy on his neighbors. Then, one night, he becomes convinced that the man across the way, Lars Thorvald (Raymond Burr) has murdered his invalid wife and smuggled her body out in pieces. At first Lisa and Stella don't believe his stories, but later they become convinced that there is some merit to what he's been saying. He enlists them to do a bit of sleuthing for him. Lisa scares him when he sees her exploring the man's apartment. During the time she's gone, Thorvald visits Jeff's apartment and makes threats. He then catches Lisa in his apartment. Jeff calls the police, but watches helplessly as Lisa works to save herself from Thorvald.
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James Stewart | L.B. Jefferies |
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Grace Kelly | Lisa Fremont |
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Wendell Corey | Tom Doyle |
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Thelma Ritter | Stella |
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Raymond Burr | Lars Thorwald |
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Judith Evelyn | Miss Lonelyhearts |
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Ross Bagdasarian | Songwriter |
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Georgine Darcy | Miss Torso |
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Sara Berner | Woman on Fire Escape |
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Frank Cady | Man on Fire Escape |
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Jesslyn Fax | Miss Hearing Aid |
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Rand Harper | Newlywed |
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Irene Winston | Emma Thorwald |
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Havis Davenport | Newlywed |
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Jerry Antes | Dancer with Miss Torso |
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Barbara Bailey | Choreographer with Miss Torso |
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Benny Bartlett | Man with Miss Torso |
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Nick Borgani | Minor Role |
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Sue Casey | Sunbather |
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Iphigenie Castiglioni | Woman with Bird |
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James Cornell | Minor Role |
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Don Dunning | Detective |
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Marla English | Girl at Songwriter's Party |
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Bess Flowers | Songwriter's Party Guest with Poodle |
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Art Gilmore | Radio Announcer |
| Director | Alfred Hitchcock |
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| Writer | John Michael Hayes, William Irish Jr. | |
| Producer | Alfred Hitchcock | |
| Musician | Franz Waxman | |
| Photography | Robert Burks | |
| Nr Discs | 1 |
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| Layers | Single side, Single layer |
| Watched | |
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| Index | 798 |
| Added Date | Dec 08, 2010 06:41:56 |
| Modified Date | Jun 27, 2018 07:12:02 |