Rebecca

1940 · 2h10 · Film

Directed by Alfred Hitchcock

Starring Laurence Olivier, Joan Fontaine, George Sanders, Judith Anderson, Gladys Cooper, Nigel Bruce, Reginald Denny, C. Aubrey Smith, Melville Cooper, Florence Bates

Ideal when you feel… Romantic Calm Sad / low

Story of a young woman who marries a fascinating widower only to find out that she must live in the shadow of his former wife, Rebecca, who died mysteriously several years earlier. The young wife must come to grips with the terrible secret of her handsome, cold husband, Max De Winter. She must also deal with the jealous, obsessed Mrs. Danvers, the housekeeper, who will not accept her as the mistress of the house.

Original language

English

Screenplay

Daphne du Maurier, Robert E. Sherwood, Joan Harrison

Music

Franz Waxman

Cinematography

George Barnes

Cast

Judith Anderson, Gladys Cooper, Nigel Bruce, Reginald Denny, C. Aubrey Smith, Melville Cooper, Florence Bates, Leonard Carey, Leo G. Carroll

Updated July 22, 2026

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