Rear Window

Rear Window (1954) is a motion picture directed by Alfred Hitchcock, based on Cornell Woolrich's short story "It Had to Be Murder" (1942). It is considered by critics, scholars, and film historians to be one of Hitchcock's best and most thrilling pictures.

Legacy

Brian De Palma paid homage to Rear Window with his movie Body Double (which also added touches of Hitchcock's Vertigo).

Related Topics:
Brian De Palma - Body Double - Vertigo

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This movie has been deemed "culturally significant" by the United States Library of Congress and selected for preservation in the National Film Registry.

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Library of Congress - National Film Registry

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Rear Window was re-made as a TV movie in 1998, starring Christopher Reeve.

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Re-made - 1998 - Christopher Reeve

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Animated series such as The Simpsons, Tiny Toon Adventures, The Venture Bros., and Home Movies have all paid homages to Rear Window.

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The Simpsons - Tiny Toon Adventures - The Venture Bros. - Home Movies

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