1940/03/23 (US) | Mystery, Romance, Thriller
The shadow of this woman darkened their love!
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.
Alfred Hitchcock
Director
Robert E. Sherwood
Screenplay
Joan Harrison
Screenplay
Laurence Olivier
Maxim de Winter
Joan Fontaine
Mrs. de Winter
George Sanders
Jack Favell
Judith Anderson
Mrs. Danvers
Nigel Bruce
Major Giles Lacy
Reginald Denny
Frank Crawley
C. Aubrey Smith
Colonel Julyan
$ 1,288,000
$ 7,592,465
Released
Daphne du Maurier
Novel
David O. Selznick
Producer
Franz Waxman
Original Music Composer
W. Donn Hayes
Editor
George Barnes
Director of Photography
Jack Cosgrove
Special Effects
Lyle R. Wheeler
Art Direction