Rear Window (1954)
As a photographer with a broken leg, Stewart takes up the fine art of spying on his Greenwich Village neighbors during a summer heat wave. Things really begin to get hot when he suspects a salesman may have murdered his nagging wife and buried the body in a flower garden. He actively enlists the help of his girlfriend to investigate the highly suspicious chain of events. Events that ultimately lead to one of the most memorable and gripping endings in film history.
Primary Title
- Rear Window
Date Broadcast
- Saturday 7 November 2015
Release Year
- 1954
Start Time
- 21 : 10
Finish Time
- 23 : 20
Duration
- 130:00
Channel
- Maori Television
Broadcaster
- Maori Television Service
Programme Description
- As a photographer with a broken leg, Stewart takes up the fine art of spying on his Greenwich Village neighbors during a summer heat wave. Things really begin to get hot when he suspects a salesman may have murdered his nagging wife and buried the body in a flower garden. He actively enlists the help of his girlfriend to investigate the highly suspicious chain of events. Events that ultimately lead to one of the most memorable and gripping endings in film history.
Classification
- PGR
Owning Collection
- TV & Radio
Broadcast Platform
- Television
Languages
- English
Captions
Live Broadcast
- No
Rights Statement
- Made for the University of Auckland's educational use as permitted by the Screenrights Licensing Agreement.
Subjects
- Voyeurism--Drama
- Greenwich Village (New York, N.Y.)--Drama
- Suspense in motion pictures, television, etc.
- Detective and mystery films
Genres
- Crime drama
- Mystery
- Thriller
Contributors
- Alfred Hitchcock (Director)
- John Michael Hayes (Writer)
- Cornell Woolrich (Writer)
- James Stewart (Actor)
- Grace Kelly (Actor)
- Wendell Corey (Actor)
- Thelma Ritter (Actor)
- Raymond Burr (Actor)
- Alfred Hitchcock (Producer)
- Franz Waxman (Composer)
- Robert Burks (Cinematographer)
- Alfred J. Hitchcock Productions (Production Unit)
Subjects
- Voyeurism--Drama
- Greenwich Village (New York, N.Y.)--Drama
- Suspense in motion pictures, television, etc.
- Detective and mystery films