Rebecca

Rebecca (1940)

"Last night I dreamt I went to Manderley again..."

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.

Date of release
1940-03-23
TMDB
7.9 / 10 (2051)
Runtime
2h 10m
Genres
Mystery, Romance, Thriller
Director
Alfred Hitchcock

Casting

  • Laurence Olivier — Maxim de Winter
  • Joan Fontaine — Mrs. de Winter
  • George Sanders — Jack Favell
  • Judith Anderson — Mrs. Danvers
  • Gladys Cooper — Beatrice Lacy
  • Nigel Bruce — Giles Lacy
  • Reginald Denny — Frank Crawley
  • C. Aubrey Smith — Colonel Julyan
  • Melville Cooper — Coroner
  • Florence Bates — Edythe Van Hopper
  • Leonard Carey — Ben
  • Leo G. Carroll — Dr. Baker

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