Rebecca
The shadow of this woman darkened their love!
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Production
Budget
$1 288 000
Box office
$6 000 000
Director
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W. Donn Hayes
Whole Team (38)
Whole Team (38)
Short description
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.
What's left behind the scenes
- Alfred Hitchcock can be spotted in a scene where Jack Favell is on the phone shortly before the end of the film.
- Unlike most of his films, Alfred Hitchcock did not participate in writing the screenplay.
- Alfred Hitchcock wanted to make the film several years earlier, but was unable to do so as he could not afford to buy the rights to adapt Daphne du Maurier’s novel.
- Throughout the film, Mrs. Danvers seems to glide rather than walk. This was precisely the effect the director aimed for, striving to present Mrs. Danvers exclusively from the perspective of Mrs. De Winter (Joan Fontaine).
- Laurence Olivier wanted Vivien Leigh to play Mrs. De Winter. However, the role went to Joan Fontaine. Throughout the entire filming period, Olivier treated her with extreme hostility and unfriendliness. After Alfred Hitchcock noticed this, he asked the crew to treat her in the same manner. Thus, the director sought to elicit maximum shyness and insecurity from the actress, qualities required for her character.
- Despite all the producers' efforts, they were unable to find a suitable location to film Manderley. Therefore, a miniature model was used in the film.
- In Daphne du Maurier's novel, the narrative is told in the first person, and the main character is unnamed. Hitchcock suggested to producer David O. Selznick that the character be named Daphne, after the author, but it was ultimately decided to leave the second Mrs. de Winter nameless.
- Ronald Colman refused the role of Maxim de Winter, and before Laurence Olivier was cast, Selznick and Hitchcock considered Melvin Douglas, Leslie Howard, and William Powell for the part.
- “Rebecca” was Alfred Hitchcock’s first Hollywood film and his only one to win the Academy Award for Best Picture.
- “Rebecca” was the first film Alfred Hitchcock made in collaboration with David O. Selznick.
- Around 20 actresses were considered for the role of Mrs. de Winter, including Margaret Sullavan, Anne Baxter, Vivien Leigh, Loretta Young, and Maureen O’Hara.
- Selznick suggested Nova Pilbeam, a former English protégé of Hitchcock who had appeared in his films “The Man Who Knew Too Much” and “Young and Innocent,” for the role of Mrs. de Winter, but the director wanted an American actress for the part and dissuaded Selznick.
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