Rebecca
1940 film by Alfred Hitchcock
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Summary
Rebecca is a film[1]. Rebecca ranks in the top 3% of film entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (10,673 views/month).[2]
Key Facts
- Award received: Academy Award for Best Picture[3], Academy Award for Best Cinematography, Black-and-White[4], National Board of Review: Top Ten Films[5]
- Director: Alfred Hitchcock[6]
- Screenwriter: Philip MacDonald[7], Michael Hogan[8], Robert E. Sherwood[9], Joan Harrison[10]
- Composer: Franz Waxman[11]
- Genre: mystery film[12], drama film[13], romance film[14], thriller film[15], psychological drama film[16], psychological thriller film[17], erotic thriller film[18], melodrama[19]
- Based on: Rebecca[20]
- Cast member: Laurence Olivier[21], Joan Fontaine[22], Judith Anderson[23], George Sanders[24], Nigel Bruce[25], Gladys Cooper[26], Reginald Denny[27], C. Aubrey Smith[28], Florence Bates[29], Leo G. Carroll[30], Melville Cooper[31], Forrester Harvey[32], Gino Corrado[33], Leonard Carey[34]
- Producer: David O. Selznick[35]
- Production company: Selznick International Pictures[36]
- Director of photography: George Barnes[37]
- Part of: National Film Registry[38]
- Original language of film or TV show: English[39]
- Commons category: Rebecca (film)[40]
- Distribution format: video on demand[41]
- Review score: 8.9/10[42], 98%[43], 86/100[44], 8.1/10[45]
- Color: black-and-white[46]
- Country of origin: United States[47]
- Publication date: January 1, 1940[48], October 1, 1940[49], April 12, 1940[50]
- Distributed by: United Artists[51], Netflix[52]
- Narrative location: Cornwall[53]
- Film editor: W. Donn Hayes[54]
- Described by source: AWFJ’s Top 100 Films List[55], The Feminist Film Guide[56]
- Nominated for: Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress[57], Academy Award for Best Actor[58]
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Cultural Impact
Things named for Rebecca include cardigan[59].
Why It Matters
Rebecca has Wikipedia articles in 27 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[60] Rebecca is known by 23 alternative names across languages and contexts.[61]
Entities named for Rebecca include cardigan[59].
FAQs
What awards did Rebecca receive?
Honors received include Academy Award for Best Picture[3], Academy Award for Best Cinematography, Black-and-White[4], and National Board of Review: Top Ten Films[5].