Remains one of the Master's most overrated and underrated movies at the same time.
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03/07/05
Rebecca (1940)
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Reviews Counted:35
Fresh:35
Rotten:0
Average Rating:8.7/10
Consensus: Tense and unpredictable, Alfred Hitchcock's American debut is a masterpiece of Gothic films. Though held back by plot deficiencies and excessive length, it remains a thrilling, superbly atmospheric early example of the director's genius, and netted Joan Fontaine a hard-earned Best Actress nomination.
Runtime: 2 hrs 10 mins
Genre: Dramas
Synopsis: A string of classic suspense films produced in England had earned Alfred Hitchcock a reputation in the United States, and his first American production, REBECCA, cemented his fame. Based on the... [More]
Starring: Joan Fontaine, Laurence Olivier, George Sanders, Nigel Bruce
Director: Alfred Hitchcock
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Reviews for Rebecca
Anderson as the obsessively attached maid Mrs. Danvers is a perverse gem.
01/01/00
A gorgeous treat from one of cinema's masters. Not to be missed.
07/01/06
An actress who well knows she's been perfectly cast in a role she perfectly understands should not be underestimated, even if, as with Fontaine, she is never so good again.
11/06/01
Rebecca (1940) is the classic Hitchcock gothic thriller and a compelling mystery (and haunting ghost story) about a tortured romance. The film creates a brooding
01/01/00
Judith Anderson dominates every scene she's in.
08/19/03
A masterpiece of style and substance, an extended meditation on how the dead haunt the living.
01/01/00
A real treat. Captivating from its famous opening lines to its pyrotechnic finale, this is one of Hitchcock's finest -- and that's saying something.
02/19/08
Through its first two-thirds it is as perfect a myth of adolescence as any of the Disney films, documenting the childlike, nameless heroine's initiation into the adult mysteries of sex, death, and identity.
12/12/06
Top Critica dense, deeply textured emotional excursion, one that ultimately ensures that no easy answers are found
11/25/01
[A] classic female gothic romance, beautifully adapted from Daphne du Maurier's novel, and hauntingly accompanied by Franz Waxman's score.
02/19/08
Hitchcock's first American film is a superbly mounted Gothic thriller with a good Joan Fontaine as the timid wife, superb Judith Anderson as the malevolent housekeeper, and uncharacteristically mediocre Olivier as the tormented husband.
06/19/05
Alfred Hitchcock's first American film is an atmospheric triumph of suspense.
10/17/06
Selznick places Hitchcock on a leash, but I still can't get Mrs. Danvers out of my head!
01/27/02
An altogether brilliant film, haunting, suspenseful, handsome and handsomely played.
05/20/03
Top CriticThe meandering storyline, however, ultimately prevents the film from living up to its reputation as one of Hitchcock's best...
02/02/07
Tense, engrossing and deliciously deceitful.
01/01/00
An unforgettable film, and further proof that Hitchcock was one of the best and freshest directors around.
01/01/00
Both a tender gothic romance and a haunting ghost story.
02/26/08
One of the finest productional efforts of the past year.
02/19/08
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