Rebecca (1940/1997) side-by-side comparison

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A side-by-side, shot-for-shot comparison between Alfred Hitchcock's Rebecca (1940) and the 1997 miniseries adaptation. Based on the book by Daphne du Maurier.

[@noshulal]

1940 Rebecca is a Masterpiece

[@joanneloesner1264]

Yes!! And it is impossible to truly reproduce a masterpiece.

[@vhen10k]

Why you guys bandwagoning an old movie?

[@missyandsyd123]

Except for the cause of rebeccas death, which was changed in the Hitchcock version, I love the bbc adaptation from 1979, it’s pretty much perfect

[@samanthab1923]

Remember it was on our HS reading list. Saw it a couple years later & couldn't believe how exact the Mrs. Danvers character was.

[@VONOBER]

@@missyandsyd123 I totally agree with you! In my opinion, Olivier and Fontaine are perfect as Mr and Mrs de Winter. The film is a real masterpiece! Such a pity Hitchcock had to comply with the Motion Pictures Production Code of the time. The 1979 BBC miniseries is, on the contrary, so true to the book!

[@negindilmaghani5389]

When you compare 1940 movie to other versions,you can see why hitchcock was such a great director

[@mickirving6779]

Yes!! Absolutely spot on!

[@Nachopm88]

Fun fact: in spain open wool sweaters like the ones the protagonist wears in the film are called rebecca because of the movie and how popular they became after people saw the 1940’s version

[@gideonharris1493]

Then they should have been called The Joan or the 2nd Mrs De Winter as you never see any picture of Rebecca's clothing except for her nightie and her fur coat.

[@rosemarie9641]

Yes you are very right, we Spaniards call that piece of clothing "rebeca" (with just one c) due to this marvelous film. By the way, any comparison of other versions with the 1940 one is absurd: Hitchcock and his actors were great !!❤❤

[@rangertocpt]

Why do they have to have so many remakes? The original is always better.

[@mariaespiritu9606]

Mostly money. Sometimes, it may or may not be the thought of how they wish to do it "better" for the younger audiences.

[@mickirving6779]

Always!

[@janedoll3237]

You’re right in this case but that’s just not true. The 80’s “The Thing” remake is better. The Maltese Falcon that everyone likes is a remake too. Shakespeare’s Hamlet isn’t original either, it was just better than other versions of the story.

[@aniseadhikari1667]

The Thing and Nosferatu remakes were great!

[@loubnaqotb4371]

The leading actor in the 1940's movie was much more handsome and breathtaking 💘

[@jd9351]

You mean Lawrence Olivier, the best actor ever?

[@joanneloesner1264]

He also had an air of mystery about him with an intangible sense of inner conflict and torment. A result I'm sure of Hitchcocks brilliant direction and Lawrence's ability to portray that nuance. Classic movie in every respect and will never be topped.

[@GiudiCielHeaven]

The actor in the 1997 movie is way too old for the role, too. They look like grandpa and granddaughter

[@kerprice]

@@joanneloesner1264 He was angry that Hitch didn't cast Vivien Leigh his paramour in the movie--Vivien wasn't right for it especially after kicking butt in GWTW. Hitch would tease Joan on the set to get the best performance. When Joan told Olivier she was recently married to an actor, Brian Aherne, Olivier said, "Couldn't you have done better than that?"

[@MichaelDJ68]

@@kerprice Robert Osborn of TCM said he always imagined Vivien Leigh should be Rebecca if the character was seen.

[@williamgrant9303]

The comparison is very interesting. Obviosly the 1940 is a hundred time much better.

[@carmencollor1224]

nevertheless, Charles Dance makes a quite convincing Maxim.

[@fordlandau]

Not a 100 times. 100,000 times. And now the Netflix version which is chocolate box fluff.

[@carmencollor1224]

@@fordlandau excellent comment.

[@mindakahn9964]

You didn’t read the book. It’s too Hollywood slick.

[@janelle144]

@@fordlandau Plus it lost the story line. I had to explain what was going on to my husband. Just a mishmash of a story that was disjointed.

[@davidallen508]

Olivier,Fontaine and Hitchcock directing ; no other version could possibly compare.

[@acdragonrider]

The new one also can’t

[@jamesalexander5623]

Don't Try to Remake a Hitchcock Film! EVER!

[@acdragonrider]

@@jamesalexander5623 well they were adapting a book but yes Hitchcock’s film is the best

[@CristinaPerez-ib2uu]

I prefer the 1997 one. Sure, the original has the best atmosphere and the second is an imitation but, without intentionally trying to commit blasphemy, I find acting in the early 40s a bit over the top in terms of dramatics. And I find Dance a much better actor than Olivier.

[@LATINHANDS65]

@@jamesalexander5623 I heard they wanna do The Birds and change it!

[@ameem8791]

The Hitchcock Rebecca is still the best. I’ve seen all versions including the most recent one.

[@IamTulip]

I would call the most recent version "inspired" by Rebecca but not a remake. It just has so many unwanted scenes.

[@janelle144]

@@IamTulip Agree, the story line was a jumble and if you didn't know the story you were completely lost.

[@adrianaarzac7987]

The most recent one is soooo bad, it is pitiful

[@ameem8791]

Tulip you are absolutely right!

[@janelle144]

@@IamTulip I absolutely hated when Danvers jumped into the sea instead of staying in Rebecca's room to die. That didn't make sense when she loved Rebecca so much. Other scenes were just a mishmash as well.

[@sherlockhemlock1246]

Joan Fontaine playing the lead in her first really major film was probably a nervous wreck playing against so many other talented players. It was that quality which makes her performance completely sincere and appropriate . . . and perfect!

[@lewisejackson]

If nothing else, it shows that movie actors were portrayed more glamorously in Old Hollywood.

[@mtlicq]

society was less casual and more genuine back then

[@genevievemorgan7821]

No the cinematography was better. Joan Fontaine was beautiful but managed to convey the timidity youth and uncertainty. In comparison Emilia Fox looks like a cardboard cutout.

[@the_slime_cat]

Never knew they made a 1997 version

[@ThreadBomb]

It was a TV miniseries.

[@the_slime_cat]

Thread Bomb ok

[@VONOBER]

Forget it! I recommend the 1979 miniseries with Emilia Fox's mother, Joanna David, as Mrs de Winter. It is so far the version that's closest to the book.

[@alpha-omega2362]

@@VONOBER Isn't there also a version with Jeremy Brent as Maxim? or is this the one that you are talking about?

[@VONOBER]

@@alpha-omega2362 I mean exactly that one, with Anna Massey, Brett's ex-wife, as Mrs Danvers.

[@jupiterlegrand4817]

No comparison. Olivier is the epitome of handsome suave, Fontaine is perfect as the naive love interest, the B&W photography is ethereal and atmospheric, Hitch's direction is subtle...there is only one Rebecca.

[@veilofreality]

There is NO comparison. Some movies should never, ever be remade.

[@Mangolite]

Tell that to Netflix, Rebecca 2020.

[@krinkle909]

Joan Fontaine, in this pictures tells the story with emotions, the other girl is just there.

[@jorgearrieta6641]

Yes Yes Yes exactly !

[@rgs6236]

😂😂

[@EricLehner]

The original version is by far more sophisticated. Much, much better framing, direction, acting, lighting, etc. Wow, a metaphor for the decline in modern cinema by comparison to the "golden period".

[@lilup9138]

The handsome unforgettable Charles Dance💕

[@deegeraghty3421]

Prefer 1940 version because age difference between Max & wife is approx 10-15 years. Brilliant acting. In l997 version Max is too old - old enough to be her grandfather. Emilia Fox dresses & acts like a teenager not a woman.

[@snehajaym]

Yes the 1997 version is very creepy. There is no chemistry at all. I have watched their series called fallen angel where they play father and daughter. So imagine watching them as husband and wife here... 😕

[@poetcomic1]

He looks like an aging Columbo villain.

[@amysbees6686]

I still think Joan Contains tried too hard to "act" like an ingenue. At least Emilia Fox WAS quite young!

[@sweetpea2839]

@@amysbees6686 Joan Fountain was born 1917, in 1940 She would have been around 23 yrs young. Max is suppose to be 40. Lawrence Olivier looks 40 and She looks early 20s and very innocent and unsure of herself. Emilia Fox was born 1974 so she would have been age 22,23 years young.

[@83kermit]

I prefer the 1940 version. Great compilation but it's missing my favourite scene where Mrs Danvers busts her checking out Rebecca's bedroom and proceeds to give her the guided tour. Supersoft fur coat, undies made by the nuns, see-through nightie etc.

[@mtlicq]

I want to see that scene! : ) Lois Heyde, you should be the director!

[@mtlicq]

I found that scene ! kzbin.info/www/bejne/jGfQpWN5naqDgrs

[@joanneloesner1264]

Everytime they try to remake an old classic it fails. I believe this was a Hitchcock movie. He was a genius. Let's just enjoy the imcredible movie making he and others from that time gave us and create new works of art that are an expression of the mind and art of the film maker today.

[@CanelaAguila]

Hitchcock didn't come up with all this, the concepts and story were Du Maurier's

[@pansepot1490]

@@CanelaAguila yup. Faithful screen version of the Du Maurier’s novel (a part from some details censorship didn’t like). Selznik was the producer, the same of Gone With The Wind, and he was famous for the tight creative control he had on his movies so he should be credited as much as the director. No sense in saying people shouldn’t remake “classics”. Shakespeare’s plays get new stage adaptations all the time and some are truly brilliant. No reason filmmakers shouldn’t try and do remakes. Only unforgivable sin is to make poor quality movies. 😁

[@joanneloesner1264]

@@pansepot1490 very well said. Since my first exposure to most of these remakes was the original, if it was brilliantly done as was Rebecca, to me the remake seems flat and "off" by comparison. All art of course is subjective and everyone is entitled to their opinion. Although you and I differ in our opinion I respect yours especially because you added the point about Selznik and you so eloquently expressed the rest. 👍

[@joanneloesner1264]

@@CanelaAguila yes Clara Hitchcock did not write the story he brought it to the screen. He was a master of creating an almost subtle suspense that could literally bring you to the edge of your seat and make your heart pound. Between meticulous casting and scene setups which seem to capture the vision of the story author he did create incredible masterpieces. He was not always successful but with Rebecca he did an incredible job. As mentioned in another response Selznik ( who is also no longer with us) also deserves some credit. We have some incredibly talented directors today like Speilberg in his presentation of Schindlers List who do very well taking on new projects and creating new masterpieces.

[@fordlandau]

Hitchcock’s only Best picture Academy Award. And an excellent treat of the novel. And a magnificent score !

[@dolourfitzgibbon6065]

The original Rebecca was breathtaking ,the cast,the writing,acting,direction ,set design ;a masterpiece . The remake was so weak in comparison,I actually cringed at times ..

[@ThreadBomb]

Now you have to do this for the latest version!

[@evgeniagkioulou934]

Indeed yes!!!

[@kerprice]

I couldn't get through the latest version. It started out okay, but quickly disinengrated. Kristen Scott Thomas looks peeved but is no Mrs. Danvers

[@anne501s66]

he's just done one. Check his channel. It's very good

[@beechnut8779]

There's also a 1979 mini-series version with Jeremy Brett that is much better than the 1997 version and truer to the book than the 1940 version. Jeremy is the perfect Maxim.

[@hirokohinomura1887]

Saw this version also n I couldn't agree more.

[@aci1970]

With Joanna David? Funnily enough she's Emilia Fox mom

[@annamillan2903]

Jeremy Brett does not need an Oscar to be one of the best actors ever.

[@misslucasc5121]

The best and definitive Sherlock Holmes yet. He exudes mysterious charm.

[@misslucasc5121]

Thank YOU for this recommendation, I am definitely going to check it out. :)

[@ednadawson728]

"last night I dreamt I went to Mandalay" I have seen the 1940's version so many times. It's the closest interpretation of the book. The actors were wonderful and clearly studied the characters. Daphne du marier would have been pleased.

[@valkyriesardo278]

Manderly.....not Mandalay.

[@splinterbyrd]

None of the adaptations of _Rebecca_ have been entirely satisfactory. I wonder if there's a certain amount of sexism when women's literature is adapted for the screen. All women's literature is treated as romantic. _Rebecca_ is in fact a gothic thriller bordering on supernatural horror (du Maurier was strongly influenced by the gothic literature of Poe and Radcliffe.) Hitchcock's version came the closest, but had to be toned down to appease the 1940s censors. _Rebecca_ should be filmed with all the menace and horror of _The Omen_ and _The Shining._ Instead, because she's a woman, du Maurier's work is treated as Mills & Boon.

[@angelabby2379]

1940s closest........i watched it and it's like comedy. Mrs danvers look like angry nanny mcphee....im not scared. Maxim look like spoiled child because his face is cute and he is really really short

[@blameitoncapitalism]

I feel the same

[@pansepot1490]

I have read the book and the op is so true! I don’t know if sexism is a prejudice against female authors or viewers. Producers want to sell and they think outright romance will attract wider audience.

[@splinterbyrd]

@@pansepot1490 Well horror classics like _Amityville_ have been bigger than any romance. I just don't get how producers can be so backward about women's literature.

[@splinterbyrd]

@@angelabby2379 Agreed. Mrs Danvers is supposed to be like Billie Whitelaw as Mrs Baylock in _The Omen._ None of the screen adaptations have even got close.

[@denisefreitas6727]

Rebecca (1940), by Hithcock is a masterpiece and Joan Fontaine is lovely and perfect as Mrs De Winter. I saw this 1997 version, and i think it's decent.

[@pitbull635]

1940 version leaves out some important details while the 1997 version covers a lot more.

[@ginnylorenz5265]

I agree. The 1940 version is magical, haunting, evocative, beautiful, mysterious. I could go on and on about the cast, music, sets.......... The 1997 version is, like you say, decent and entertaining, but for me, in comparison....flat. No more Hitchcocks and Selznicks today. They knew how to create a mood....how to create masterpieces. Just my opinion!

[@luisfedericosala1354]

Hitchcock ‘s version of Rebeca will be always the best one. A masterpiece ♥️👏👏👏👏👏♥️

[@warai-san]

I watched the 1940 version first and it became one of my favorite movies! I love the 1940 version 🖤

[@francesjackson2511]

This is incredible! what a brilliant comparison of the two versions. Thank you so much for posting this. I was still a child when I saw the 1940 version. Joan Fontaine was one of my best-loved actresses. But the l997 version, with Charles Dance, Emilia Fox, and Diana Rigg, is far and away my favorite.

[@michellegruber4187]

I agree with you.

[@naobe5]

Totally! I love Hitchcock version and vision but it's still very 40's Hollywood vision of life in an English grand house pre WWII.

[@Alexander-tj2dn]

Your taste and knowledge of cinema is clearly very bad.

[@francesjackson2511]

Taste is a very personal thing. I respect yours.

[@christinepaige2575]

Frankly I think Olivier was a very uninspiring Maxim; he came across as soft and insipid...quite the opposite of Charles Dance.

[@arunaramakrishna808]

Rebecca has always been to me - Hitchcock, Sir Lawrence Olivier and Joan Fontaine. Every scene is classic in that movie.

[@sabrinagrant8003]

Love this movie!!!!! Especially the 1940 version😀

[@es4666]

Why remake it? It was such a classic

[@wendyp8488]

This is brilliant the way you edited these to compare the scenes ⭐️

[@bronyk7997]

There is no comparison Rebecca 1940 a masterpiece that shouldn't have been remade....Why tamper with perfection..

[@rgs6236]

Exactly 👏🏽👏🏽

[@mickirving6779]

Love that!

[@mikelheron20]

For one thing modern taste tends to prefer colour to black and white. I don't see any problem with a remake. The original version still exists for anybody that wants to watch it. And although I know it's heresy to say so I always thought Laurence Olivier overacted terribly.

[@jimjimgl3]

What happened to cinematography like that which was used in the 1940 Rebecca? 1940 Rebecca looks like a film. 1997 Rebecca looks like a story board.

[@jw70478]

it was made for tv

[@ThreadBomb]

I like how the dog was featured - and I think it was great how they were able to use the same butler in both films! After watching your Dune video and now this, I am definitely subbing.

[@PamelaFlitton]

Thread Bomb Same butler?

[@VardaoftheStars]

But there is no comparison... 1940s Hitch was soooo frighteningly haunting! Even more power in B&W 😎

[@geesinha5006]

Great compilation of the two older versions.....now for the 2020 version.....Let's Wait!

[@jearnott]

Don’t bother!

[@joycebriault7498]

The 1940 version was the best. Have watched all versions

[@mtlicq]

5:11 1940 superb masterpiece of cinematography, costume/dress, actress and her behaviour She is clearly THE focus of attention with magnificent dress & hat, and her face and her smile and direction of her attention towards us, I can't put it in words succinctly. Absolutely magnificent sight, and focus on her worthy dress and her amazing joy, and her attention towards us, interaction with us, no competition for our eyes, and no wondering about anything at all, just pure natural effortless genuine magnificence. 1997 gulp. ahem. camera seems not level, actress kind of looks for the handrail, doesn't care to look towards us, not overjoyed and proud of her dress (which is drab) or happy to show it off for us, hat is just a tupid hat, doesn't frame her face, and most strikingly, everything around her draws attention away from her, we're too busy eyeing the fancy ornate gold picture frames, the ornate spindles and the rollercoaster handrail, and why is that plain white barn door behind her looking like a white domino that is about to fall on her, and that picture frame on the right looks like it is falling already from the top, and we wonder what is her left hand holding, if anything. Is it Adams Family Letisha? Cinematography disaster. She's not the focus and it seems if we try, why bother? 6:14 Similar for this point in the movie. Look at the difference. 1940 we see live humans interacting and affected by what the other says or is about to say, and we see the people, and no lame wonders like 1997, In 1997, why the hekk are we faced with the back/headboard of a chair, and the back of someone's head one of the main actors in that scene, ... 6:26 Just look at the difference! 1940 absolutely radiantly alive facial/body-language, radiant emotion, 1991, comatose , and again our eyes are easily distracted by more skin to look at below the clavicle, and by the variety of geometric angles and shapes around her. She's pretty, yes, but unlively, unemotional, disinterested, and our eyes are distracted by the geometry instead of focusing on her and what her thoughts & feelings are at the moment (looks like she doesn't have any at that point).

[@michelewise-simpson5814]

Ok, I may sound a little nuts here, but after watching the 2020 Rebecca (twice) and just finished reading the book again for perhaps the 30th time (i'm 67) I just completed a spreadsheet of the 4 Rebecca's I've seen, the 1940, 1979, 1997 and 2020. Hitchcock wins the day!!! The only great part in the 2020 version is the incredible house and cottage/seaside. I wish those has been available for Hitchcock. I just couldn't put my finger on why the others missed the mark - until I found about 20 stills of Joan Fontaine's face from the original. Where the other leading ladies have 2 or 3 expressions, her expressions are remarkable! Such timidity, fear, cowardice, love and in the end bravery are all evident on her face. Although I have always loved Rebecca, now I know why. I know that even after they had begun filming Olivier was still trying to get her replaced with his wife Vivien Leigh...which added to Joan's insecurity as she worked on the film. Hitchcock also did visual tricks like placing the door knobs really high to make her appear smaller. When I first read the book in my 20's and being from the rural Midwest, I could not properly envision the dictates of running a house at that level of British aristocracy, but Downton Abbey and Upstairs Downstairs have given the American audience the proper view of the magnitude of forces working against her in the house, much less having to "follow" the seemingly "perfect, beautiful, brilliant" Rebecca. As I watch Hitchcock's Rebecca, I feel every dig, demeaning, cruel word that is either directed to her as well as implied. It's Joan's acting and DuMaurier's fantastic writing that captured that. There is a still of the 2020 movie when Mrs Danvers is showing the new Mrs DeWinter Manderly when she first arrives. Kristin Scott Thomas as Mrs Danvers stays in character (like she could pull heads off baby chicks) but Lily James is smiling (like oh there's a camera, time to smile). Unbelievable!!! I won't comment on the actress in this 1997 version, as her lack of acting speaks for itself. Thank you Matt Skuta for you hard work in creating this - great job!!

[@PamelaFlitton]

Michele Wise While I agree with everything you say about Fontaine, I have to say that most of the credit should go to Hitchcock, he coaxed amazing performances out of his actors, and it is his direction and camera shots etc that provide so much that is great in the film. For instance if we compare the scenes where Rebecca breaks the ornament, and then has to confess to it, in the Hitchcock version we totally feel Fontaine’s anxiety and mortification, the dynamics within that scene are incredible, but in the new version there is no tension in the scene, it serves merely as a reason for Max to be cross with her.

[@BonafideGail]

And now they're doing a brand new version. Nobody can top that first one with Laurence Olivier. I wish somebody could come up with a new idea rather than these redoes.

[@djr6876]

I never knew there was a ‘97 mini series? It looked well done.

[@ryanhilliard1620]

It is well done. However, it is paced very differently and goes into more detail about the characters. Mrs. Danvers is more human as well.

[@LilyOlea777]

The book is better than both. The modern retelling was different but still worthy of watching.

[@TheLovelySheri]

The 1940s version is absolutely the best. The actor looks handsome and has trusting eyes whereas the 1997 actor looks like a villainous and creepy old man.

[@linus0804]

I loved the Rebecca that was aired on PBS with Jeremy Brett and Joanna David

[@cesardiaz4014]

Rebecca de 1940 una obra de Arte!

[@yinloveyang]

I was a big fan of 1997 until I saw 1940 version.... such a fool I was. I even love the couple from 1940 more.... absolutely awesome chemistry I'd believe them anything.....quality! ♥

[@alessandravagliengoalessan3245]

I don t like this new version, 2020. I love the 1940 version, but still watched the 1997.

[@mirtabeatrizpellegrini5971]

Pero...cómo se atrevieron a intentarlo! !! . Fue una magistral película. No pueden comparar ni la dirección, no las actuaciones. Saludos desde Argentina

[@fordlandau]

The old crazy man’s eyes terrified me as a child watching the movie.

[@majabuntak1779]

1940 Rebecca is a great movie and great actors. Love it.

[@sacdigitaldesignweb]

Without the comparison you almost don’t realize how good the 1940 version is

[@michelleregis6181]

1040 s version is my pick.It has all the most ronantic premis, lovely cinamatography, music, drama directing and what a cast, it just cannot be bettered.

[@francoispasteur7735]

Me quedo con la primera versiòn con Joan Fontaine y Laurence Olivier ; en blanco y negro se aprecia mejor y le da ese aire de suspenso que nos tiene acostumbrado Alfred Hitchcook en sus pelìculas.Buena interpretaciòn de ambos. I keep the first question with Joan Fontaine and Laurence Olivier; In black and white he appreciates better and gives him that air of suspense that Alfred Hitchcook has accustomed to us in his movies. Good interpretation of both.

[@hckingking]

I didn't know rebecca was remade

[@TheKevinKruger]

Me neither

[@ThreadBomb]

Some people won't watch black and white films.

[@dd1530]

@@ThreadBomb Unfortunately

[@thebeautifulnarcissist666]

@@ThreadBomb I’m pretty sure more people watched the black and white version. I never knew there was a 1997 version until it was mentioned in the comments of the 2020 version.

[@user-ex8he9ij6c]

Классно, синхронно смонтирован ролик! Автор, вы супермастер! Посмотрю обязательно обе версии!!! 👍

[@neotensety9705]

and there’s gonna be a 2020 version

[@HoangNguyen-ol6yt]

and it will be sucked. I dont think the cast is right.

[@VONOBER]

I wonder why they had to release yet another version, when Hitchcock in 1940 and the BBC in 1979 set the bar so high!

[@MTknitter22]

which does not look all that great compared to 1940 one

[@donarail00]

I just watched from the beginning I thought it might be good by the ending it was awful. They changed a few things which didn't make sense why.

[@HoangNguyen-ol6yt]

@@donarail00 you were refering to the 2020 version? If yes then I agree. Finish it last night and it is the least favorite of mine. The changes they made seem just for the cause of differing it from other versions but they change completely the characters. Especially the main leading girl. She was too daring, too passionate (dating a strange man for 3 days and they already kissed and had sex). The ending makes me feel she had become a complete strange character. Maxim is pushing back in to the cells to make her the only hero trying to save her poor man from the death sentence. Non sense. It's not women enpowerment, it's all toxic feminism they try to put into every single film nowadays.

[@denapattison6363]

Watching this was so much fun. Thankyou

[@OrangeTabbyCat]

The male lead from 1997 has NOTHING that makes him attractive. Why would a young girl fall for him?

[@letty4558]

I just love the original.

[@ekalipso19]

Excellent work! To compare is always interesting, I love each "Rebecca" in its own way, but "Rebecca 1940" is maybe "the real one", the B/W version is wonderful, although this one from 1997. is very well done, great casting, photography and music. Very curious about "Rebecca 2020". The soundtrack in general is amazing. Judith Anderson as Mrs. Danvers is unique and unforgettable, perfectly performed role.

[@galepatrick1702]

Hands down Fontaine Olivier Hitchcock - captured the mystique of Du Maurier's classic novel and era of that time-

[@kimlienle8783]

Matt Skuta, thank you thank you thank you! I like the 1997 better. But according to the novel, Maxim is a handsome guy. Rich, elegant,and not so old like the actor in 1997 version. I watched the miniseries first, then went back, search for the Hitchcock one. Thats why I prefer the 1997.

[@marysaddington8024]

The 1940 Rebecca is by far the very best one. It was difficult not to make comparisons with the 2020 one. It didn’t work for me. I was very disappointed with it.

[@carlamontoya6745]

rebecca was a delightful film!! Sir Laurence Olivier, his elegance! and the young of Joan Fontain, and please, don't forget this memorable woman (miss danver) the actress Judith Anderson!! For long distance when the original film is a masterpiece and directed by Alfred Hitchcock, is very dificult to make a version that is not as the same Daphne du Maurier even wants!!!

[@florkelly4276]

why the studios insist so much in making remakes?? Why they think that they can "improve" a masterpiece?? 80 years passed and Hitchcock is still one of the best directors of the cinema´s history. Nobody can´t compite with that.

[@jethrothomasibarreta5892]

6:10 Palpatine's in the Rebecca remake!

[@nigelcracknell947]

The 1940 version is by far the best film! Better cast better director! It’s set the bar high!

[@silviagladys1270]

Excellent edition!!! I watched it again and I can't believe what marvelous it is!!! - I love Rebecca 1997

[@soumimukhopadhyay1255]

I agree. The best is 1997.

[@silviagladys1270]

@@soumimukhopadhyay1255 I have watched it a lot of times!

[@soumimukhopadhyay1255]

And yet everyone will choose Hitchcock because that is thing to do. To me Charles Dance was spectacular as Max d Winter. Anyone who read Rebecca will understand. I didn’t think Lawrence Olivier acted well at all.

[@silviagladys1270]

@@soumimukhopadhyay1255 Rebecca 1997 says the same words that are written in the book, I have read it in Spanish (my language, because I am from Argentina) and in English. Besides Charles Dance and Emilia Fox are sweet and the miniseries is romatic, human. Because Maxim was a good man, he helped the sailors, and showed it also saving Mrs Danvers. The Hichcock version was suitable for that time perhaps but not now.

[@soumimukhopadhyay1255]

@@silviagladys1270 yes, glad someone is with me on this 👍🏻

[@a_leaf]

Thank you! Will watch both movies

[@janebond819]

What's the newest version like? I love the 1940 Hitchcock version as Joan Fountain and Laurence Olivier are prefect for the roles.

[@katherineyost1653]

It’s flat. Weak script and direction. Disappointing costumes. Even though I like Lily James, she doesnt carry the movie. I am inspired to listen to the audible book version and it is very good.

[@raffitz]

Did Charles Dance not age at all during the last 23 years?

[@ThomasFlight]

Hi 👋 😆

[@johnjones-er3sc]

Classic is always the best.

[@trueblueimpersonations8949]

Rebecca is one of the best books I have read and the original movie set the tone

[@macc.1132]

The Thing (1980) was a remake. The Wizard of Oz (1939) was a remake. Batman Begins (2005) was a remake. These are all better than the films that came before them. Sometimes remakes are bad and sometimes they turn out to be incredible. I'm not sure why people get so angry at remakes? If it turns out bad, so be it.

[@monikaw8028]

Very good job ! Thank You 👌🏽👏🏽

[@terrywatkins6565]

Diana Rigg won an Emmy in 1997 for playing Mrs Danvers. RIP Diana queen of thorns on Game Of Thrones.

[@samanthab1923]

Charles Dance too! Head of the Lannister's.

[@pinkmoonpearls8395]

This should be done for all the made versions 👍 Please do 🤗 💝

[@gideonharris1493]

And this is why the original movie won 2 Academy awards! Best picture and just look at that brilliant cinematography! In MHO the 2nd remake had The 2nd Mrs De Winter wearing more expensive clothes and fancy hats with too much makeup given her small salary. The original portrayed her correctly with plain clothes no hats and shy demeanor. Just my opinion.✌

[@gideonharris1493]

Ps. In the second, one of her outfits looked like she was a Von Trap older child with a bob haircut! Odd.

[@mahaadel633]

They seem the same , shot 4 shot ,,, I'm not an expert but i think it's an ingenious effort , thank u

[@mindakahn9964]

Either version is great. I like comparing the Jeremy Brett/ Joanna David/ AnnaMassey version to the other. You can see them both here on you tube. Ironically Emilia Fox is the daughter of Joanna David. These versions are closer to the book. The new Netflix version was horrible.

[@ellenmendoza7246]

The book is fabulous too

A masterpiece and a TV entertainment.

[@licafontana1491]

1940 Rebeca is iconic

[@777Iwish]

Yes, have to agree, the oldie is the goodie

[@Mangolite]

The fire in the 1940 is ten times the budget of the remake and it’s spectacular!

[@estrella6776]

Nothing is won. A masterpiece cannot be improved. 1000 times better the first one.

[@warai-san]

Why 1997 version's Maxim is so old?

[@walterkelley8742]

And both are streaming on KZbin.

[@petercehily2687]

I love the 1940s original. A great classic. One thing I do like with the 1997 BBC remake is that it shows Rebecca herself in broken flashbacks and we get to hear her voice where she is just described in the original. I also like the actors especially Diana Rigg as Mrs Danverse. Judith Anderson’s portrayal is different more heighten in a way and unforgettable. The 2020 remake I have not seen yet. Kristen Scott Thomas plays Mrs Danverse ‘Danny’

[@glenn20081965]

You should not mess with a classic.

[@echocheck]

Excellent comparison. The Hitchcock version is of course the classic. You will have to add the new Rebecca version that is currently on Netflix.

[@silviagladys1270]

Excellent edition!!! Great movies and actors!

[@monikaw8028]

Only 1997❣ This version is the best, but I haven't seen the latest remake yet. The latest version is on Netflix. Must see, absolutely 🤩

[@stephaniewhittle6269]

The Olivier version is pure gold.

[@blancap2816]

Only Rebecca (1940) ...❤

[@kimlienle8783]

There is one version of the Russians, too. Very interesting casting. Both main characters.

[@SuperBenJacob]

Do you have more information about the Russian version, such as title, year. I'd very much like to see that if I can find it. TIA

[@JohnHollands]

I think the remake is better - better effects for sure but it also has higher production values and a lot of the plot was more fleshed out. I saw the new one first, thought it was a good movie and wondered what Hitchcock the master would make of it. Sadly, I was disappointed.

[@hawraas.algarabi7419]

I love 1940 and 2020 version 😍🌸