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rear window

n. (context transport English) The window at the back of a car.

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rear window

n. car window that allows vision out of the back of the car

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Rear Window

Rear Window is a 1954 American mystery thriller film directed by Alfred Hitchcock and written by John Michael Hayes based on Cornell Woolrich's 1942 short story "It Had to Be Murder". Originally released by Paramount Pictures, the film stars James Stewart, Grace Kelly, Wendell Corey, Thelma Ritter and Raymond Burr. It was screened at the 1954 Venice Film Festival.

The film is considered by many filmgoers, critics and scholars to be one of Hitchcock's best and one of the greatest movies ever made. The film received four Academy Award nominations and was ranked No. 42 on AFI's 100 Years...100 Movies list and No. 48 on the 10th-anniversary edition. In 1997, Rear Window was added to the United States National Film Registry in the Library of Congress as being "culturally, historically, or aesthetically significant".

Rear Window (1998 film)

Rear Window is a 1998 American made-for-television thriller film directed by Jeff Bleckner. The teleplay by Larry Gross and Eric Overmyer is an updated adaptation of the classic 1954 feature film directed by Alfred Hitchcock, which was based on the short story "It Had to Be Murder" by Cornell Woolrich. It was broadcast in the US by ABC on November 22, 1998. This stars Christopher Reeve (in one of his final screen appearances), Daryl Hannah, and Robert Forster.

Rear Window (disambiguation)

Rear Window is a 1954 film directed by Alfred Hitchcock.

Rear Window also may refer to:

  • Moving-image works:
    • Rear Window (1998 film), remake starring Christopher Reeve
    • Episodes of television series:
      • "Rear Windows '98", (1998, Diagnosis: Murder)
      • "Rear Window", (2004, Tru Calling)
  • Rear Window Captioning System (RWC), a captioning system for deaf theatregoers