{"id":2573,"date":"2025-08-01T04:03:43","date_gmt":"2025-08-01T08:03:43","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/scottsfilmreviews.com\/?p=2573"},"modified":"2025-08-31T04:58:26","modified_gmt":"2025-08-31T08:58:26","slug":"rear-window-1958","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/scottsfilmreviews.com\/?p=2573","title":{"rendered":"Rear Window-1954"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>Rear Window-1954<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Director Alfred Hitchcock<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Starring James Stewart, Grace Kelly<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #0000ff;\"><strong>Top 250 Films #19<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p><strong>Scott&#8217;s Review #317<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/scottsfilmreviews.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/01\/60000397.jpg\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-2574\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-2574\" src=\"http:\/\/scottsfilmreviews.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/01\/60000397-210x300.jpg\" alt=\"60000397\" width=\"210\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/scottsfilmreviews.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/01\/60000397-210x300.jpg 210w, https:\/\/scottsfilmreviews.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/01\/60000397.jpg 284w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 210px) 100vw, 210px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Reviewed January 2, 2016<\/p>\n<p><strong>Grade: A<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>I dearly love several Alfred Hitchcock films, and Rear Window (1954) is at the top of that list.<\/p>\n<p>The film is a unique experience in that much of it is shot from the point of view of the main character, L.B. Jeffries, played with conviction by James Stewart, a fixture in several of Hitchcock&#8217;s great films.<\/p>\n<p>Wheelchair-bound and confined to his Manhattan apartment, he has nothing more to do than spy on an entire apartment of neighbors across the street.<\/p>\n<p>He witnesses a crime, and a cat-and-mouse game ensues.<\/p>\n<p>What is great about this film is that the viewer gets to know the series of neighbors L.B. watches and glimpses into their lives, some of which are happy and some sad.<\/p>\n<p>Rear Window is shot like a play. The chemistry between Stewart and Grace Kelly is nice, but secondary to the main story&#8217;s tremendous impact.<\/p>\n<p>Rear Window (1954) can be watched repeatedly and enjoyed with each subsequent viewing.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Oscar Nominations<\/strong>: Best Director, Alfred Hitchcock, Best Screenplay, Best Sound Recording, Best Cinematography, Color<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Rear Window-1954 Director Alfred Hitchcock Starring James Stewart, Grace Kelly Top 250 Films #19 Scott&#8217;s Review #317 Reviewed January 2, 2016 Grade: A I dearly love several Alfred Hitchcock films, and Rear Window (1954) is at the top of that list. 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