Story of a young woman who marries a fascinating widower only to find out that she must live in the shadow of his former wife, Rebecca, who died mysteriously several years earlier. The young wife must come to grips with the terrible secret of her handsome, cold husband, Max De Winter. She must also deal with the jealous, obsessed Mrs. Danvers, the housekeeper, who will not accept her as the mistress of the house.
Rebecca
“"Last night I dreamt I went to Manderley again..."”
Overview
Story of a young woman who marries a fascinating widower only to find out that she must live in the shadow of his former wife, Rebecca, who died mysteriously several years earlier. The young wife must come to grips with the terrible secret of her handsome, cold husband, Max De Winter. She must also deal with the jealous, obsessed Mrs. Danvers, the housekeeper, who will not accept her as the mistress of the house.
Director
Alfred Hitchcock
Status
Released
Production
Selznick International Pictures
Cast
Joan Fontaine
Mrs. de Winter
Laurence Olivier
Maxim de Winter
George Sanders
Jack Favell
Judith Anderson
Mrs. Danvers
Nigel Bruce
Major Giles Lacy
Reginald Denny
Frank Crawley
C. Aubrey Smith
Colonel Julyan
Gladys Cooper
Beatrice Lacy
Florence Bates
Edythe Van Hopper
Melville Cooper
Coroner
Leo G. Carroll
Dr. Baker
Leonard Carey
Ben
Lumsden Hare
Tabbs
Edward Fielding
Frith
Philip Winter
Robert
Forrester Harvey
Chalcroft
Bunny Beatty
Maid (uncredited)
Billy Bevan
Policeman (uncredited)
Egon Brecher
Hotel Desk Clerk (uncredited)
Gino Corrado
Manager of Princesse Hotel (uncredited)
Alfred Hitchcock
Man Outside Phone Booth (uncredited)
Leyland Hodgson
Mullen (uncredited)
Alphonse Martell
Hotel Headwaiter (uncredited)
William H. O'Brien
Hotel Waiter (uncredited)
Ronald R. Rondell
Hotel Dining Room Guest (uncredited)
Phyllis Woodward
Little Girl (uncredited)
Video Gallery
Rebecca - Official Trailer (1940)
Craig Barron on the Visual Effects in REBECCA
