Production
Rear Window
Rear Window is a 1954 American mystery thriller film production directed and produced by Alfred Hitchcock. Written by John Michael Hayes, the film is based on Cornell Woolrich's 1942 short story titled "It Had to Be Murder". Originally released by Paramount Pictures, the feature stars James Stewart, Grace Kelly, Wendell Corey, Thelma Ritter, and Raymond Burr. The production was screened in competition for the Golden Lion at the 1954 Venice Film Festival.
