Rebecca (1940) Alfred Hitchcock | Full HD Movie | Joan Fontaine, Laurence Olivier, Judith Anderson

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 (Laurence Olivier). She must also deal with the jealous, obsessed Mrs. Danvers (Judith Anderson), the housekeeper, who will not accept her as the mistress of the house.
Release date: March 28, 1940 (USA)
Director: Alfred Hitchcock
Adapted from: Rebecca
Awards: Academy Award for Best Picture, Academy Award for Best Cinematography, Black-and-White
Screenplay: Joan Harrison, Robert E. Sherwood, Philip MacDonald, Michael Hogan
#alfredhitchcock #classicmovies #freemovies

[@user-jq4qc4qn5n]

I love that I’m not the only one who watches this movie over and over..

[@susandarbyshire67]

My favourite film. I to watch it over and over again.

[@lenaboutouga6834]

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[@lenaboutouga6834]

😊😊😊😊😊😊😊😊😊😊😊😊😊😊😊😊😊

[@vickih5615]

One of my favorites too.

[@cak8132]

I just watched the 2020 version of “Rebecca” starring Lily James and Armie Hammer and - while it has its moments - it doesn’t hold a candle to the Fontaine/Olivier version. Joan Fontaine perfectly captures the naïveté of the would-be second Mrs. DeWinter while Laurence Olivier as Maxim perfectly walks that fine line between gentlemanly comportment and carefully guarded rage. The 1940 film works beautifully in black and white with the light and shadows adding to the mystery and suspense. Other versions have been made over the years and they are very good but Hitchcock’s movie - for me - remains the gold standard.

[@snoopysnacks]

"...it doesn’t hold a candle..." Splendiferous pun, old chap.

[@aleksandrasobczak3141]

am somehow sure hitchcock would have been perfectly happy to cast kristin scott-thomas as mrs. danvers..

[@cathlyn205]

I agree!! Nothing will ever hold a candle to the original. Hitchcock was amazing and no one, and I mean no one, can top his Rebecca!

[@bobdimarzio3972]

theres something about modern productions thats thin and weak with the acting at 2nd rate and direction that gets even less out of them .

[@7777lizabeth]

Remakes never measure up to the original!!!

[@Alexander-tj2dn]

This movie is so underrated compared to Psycho and Vertigo. But I think Rebecca is a masterpiece and one of the best Hitchcock´s movies.

[@melissakyhlens1453]

I agree, along with North by Northwest, Rebecca is also my favourite Hitchcock movie.

[@Smith6262-ep8fx]

AND people are always saying the movie is never as Good as the book,but this is an example of a really compelling movie made from a fairly stiff book.

[@altairdance0284]

"but these are mrs. de winter's things" "i am mrs. de winter now" love it

[@LeiLeiPhD]

same! favorite part!

[@lisasmith-yn6bj]

I love that Joan Fontaine's character has No First Name... Very clever!

[@altairdance0284]

@@12classics39 lol she's just telling the maid that she's the new mistress of the household after she married de winter. she didn't need to know everything about rebecca to do that. if you'd rather have that after they discovered rebecca's past for dramatic effect, sure, but i didn't have a problem with this placement.

[@windstorm1000]

She finally breaks thru glass ceiling

[@namyarasree]

She said that only when she learnt that Maxim never loved Rebecca.

[@cassandrakay6943]

Why in the heck this movie was remade TWICE is beyond me. Neither can touch the original.

[@mortalclown3812]

1979 Jeremy Brett one was also worth seeing for his performance, imo.

[@merewynyard5813]

It's become a BAD HABIT these days!!!

[@user_ar6332]

Apparently the 1979 version with Jeremy Brett was the favourite versiion of the author Daphne Du Maurier.

[@levityoflonging22]

Joan Fontaine is absolutely gorgeous in this movie. It's laughable how the other characters seem to think she is plain. Winsome and naive and insecure, definitely. But plain? Never.

[@kdizzle901]

She is plain in this film and her beauty still shines through I mean she is dressed down little make up hair is nothing fancy and she’s still fucking gorgeous

[@Charly-H]

All actors perfectly cast…

[@helencampbell2064]

Yes, Joan Fontaine was extremely attractive. She had delicate features set on a classical oval shaped face. You can see she has lovely skin and there was no botox when this wonderful film was made.

[@helencampbell2064]

​@@Charly-H Indeed. Every actor was perfectly matched for each character played.

[@marshalamb6120]

This film is one of my favourite films love it so much its still stood the the test of time 81 years later they don't make films like this anymore the Morden films of today are nothing compared to this

[@StephiSensei26]

81 years old. Quality never fades! Bravo Hitchcock!

[@aidennewell4034]

Hello Stephi, How are you doing?

[@rakeshkumarsharma2807]

But did you imagine in your younger days that in 2021 you will be watching it on your phone or laptop 😂😂??

[@StephiSensei26]

@@rakeshkumarsharma2807 Nope! That did not occur to me.

[@rakeshkumarsharma2807]

@@StephiSensei26 Progression 😉

[@MCV-xg7kc]

That certainly shows my age. Smile.

[@maryhaynes8633]

Such a great book. "Last night I dreamt I went to Manderley" One of the best opening sentences in a book, to me.

[@rlbhartmann6902]

Totally agree. Dreams can be a powerful force when correctly used in a film. This opening has stayed with all viewers their whole lives, recalling most of what they had experienced during the film. But there have been disastrous movies that ENDed with the audience either being told It Was Only a Dream, or that idea was communicated by a lame wrap up at the end.

[@TheKoolbraider]

Rivaled only by the quote from Shirley Jackson's "And whatever walked there walked alone". "The Haunting of Hill House"

[@PussycatM-bj2bk]

Mary, Hi, I love the opening line of "Rebecca" too and loved the movie! Other opening book lines I love are: A Tale of Two Cities by Chares Dickens -"It was the best of times; it was the worst of times." And a Book named-The Go-Between by L.P. Hartley-"The past is a foreign country: They do things differently there." All the best! 😊

[@PBrowningHelsel]

Every page is a work of art and reveals itself poetically-such a fine example of gothic lite

[@beebee9803]

My favorite is: "It was a dark and stormy night" 😂😂😂

[@gorey4more837]

Mrs. Danvers is one of the best villainesses of the silver screen EVER.

[@jdollinter]

Big Mama too

[@desleykakoulidisgallaway3382]

I know she reminds me of a witch

[@gorey4more837]

@@desleykakoulidisgallaway3382 I have a sticker of Mrs. Danvers on my laptop. 😁

[@sampuatisamuel9785]

Actually, Maxim is the villain of the story and the hero too. Mrs Danvers was avenging the death of Rebecca.

[@gorey4more837]

@@sampuatisamuel9785 Rebecca is the villain. That is the brilliance of the story. Rebecca controls the plot development from the outset. We are misdirected throughout the story as to what the actual menace is. We never see her, but she IS the plot. Mrs. Danvers is a symbol of Rebecca's menace in the physical world.

[@kevinsmith5288]

Love the part where Joan Fontaine says to Danvers "I'm Mrs DeWinter now!"

[@jacquelinejanz8466]

Yes.... elicited beautiful shivers down my back. Good emotional response . 👌

[@Hellraiser0601]

She lost her nerve and bravado two seconds later though 😂

[@jacquelinejanz8466]

Hellraiser0601 As soon as she saw her man needed her, she was strong as a diamond 💎 ‼️

[@melfry]

Great scene, I wish the moment came after learning the truth about Rebecca like in the musical (never read the book, maybe this order is truer to the source?)

[@lemorab1]

Every time I see "Rebecca," I wish that Joan Fontaine, in her ill-advised costume, standing at the window with Danvers, would say, "If anyone is going out the window, it's you, you spooky old bat!" as she gives her a push.

[@MPam1619]

Laurence Olivier was quite dashing in his day.

[@marynace6294]

Why did rhey not have a formal wedding tt is still a good movie why did he not notice how his wife was being treated and so glad when this shy woman finally told her to get rid of REBECCAS THINGS over all a great movie Mrs Danvers was perfect as a villian they all played there roles perfectly

[@lynngold1865]

M.Jeddah- check him out in Wuthering Heights as the rebel, the rogue,the love interest of Kathy that she could NEVER GET OVER!!! Oh my...so dashing& unobtainable!!!😥😥😥😥

[@candletabletop154]

he's gorgeous 😭

[@Apollonia222]

@@candletabletop154 I am obsessed with him!! I dream to meet a man like him one day! He is sooo beautiful!

[@12classics39]

You should see him in Wuthering Heights. 💕

[@ceecee3488]

Joan Fontaine is absolutely beautiful in this movie. She played the part perfectly.

[@aidennewell4034]

Hello Cindy, How are you doing? I'm Patrick :)

[@frostylunetta]

Too pretty to play a plain-Jane

[@jerrycottrell302]

Still have a crush on Joan Fontaine !!!

[@zurapDOR]

Sister of Olivia di Havilland. They were not very close..

[@incoengg8985]

She looked so pure, innocent and beautiful. I could not take my eyes off her in every frame. I hated Olivier whenever he was rude to her.

[@suzettewalsh2854]

I don’t know how I missed this Hitchcock classic but I’m seeing it for the first time in absolutely loving it and I’m 60 years old. How funny is that?

[@lynngold1865]

@suzettewalsh2854-my first time and I am 70!!!!I adore Larry!that's what all the stars called him.Wuthering Heights is my fav movie with him and Merle Oberon.always makes me cry!😢

[@sally-kz7nz]

No one does smooth smarmy ne'er do well like George Sanders - he nailed it every time!

[@samanthab1923]

The Ghost & Mrs Muir 👻

[@lynngold1865]

@sall-kz7nz-he was best in All About eve!!!!!!

[@samanthab1923]

@@lynngold1865 Picture of Dorian Gray too

[@kaylahensley1581]

Sher Kahn in the Disney version The Jungle Book 🐅

[@user-bo2tc4dv9p]

He is utterly handsome as hell

[@lynngold1865]

@user-bo2tc4dv9p-simply gorgeous!also in Wuthering Heights.absolutely DREAMY!

[@slimtee2]

My older brother looked a lot like a black version of Laurence Olivier during his younger years. He was a spitting image of him, just a different race.

[@GaiaCarney]

@slimtee2 - how interesting 😊 IMO, there are identical versions of every person in every ethnicity! There is not one physical trait exclusive to one ethnicity - you’ll find curly hair, chin dimples, huge eyes, big teeth, tiny ears, almond eyes etc. in every ‘race’ ! We are _ALL_ cousins, after all 🌍💛🕊

[@dixiestine4991]

He must be so handsome.

[@kaylahensley1581]

@@GaiaCarney I hope I don’t have dopplegängers of different ethnicities or otherwise. I wouldn’t wish this face on anyone else!

[@lilianmcguigan9240]

That scene at Rebecca's desk when Joan answers the phone, replies that Mrs. DeWinter is dead......so relatable.

[@dreamsofturtles1828]

So true. Its like being at your first important job & you make a mistake so bad you just want to crawl out the door !

[@raij465]

My husband and I just returned from a trip, where I read Rebecca aloud to him as he drove. We got home and the first thing he wanted to do after getting the kids to bed was to watch this movie. :) Joan Fontaine does a fantastic job as the young, naive girl, unsure of herself. Such a great movie, after a great book!

[@ShushiG2022]

U r lucky ur husband didn't doze off while driving.. becos when I made my husband watch this movie with me, he fell asleep halfway! 😂

[@kdizzle901]

Lucky man

[@pollyanna5354]

Yeah because that's safe great distraction 🙄

[@do9138]

But the Hays Code made them change the ending so the entire plot was unnecessary. Despite what Maxim says, the authorities would have believed Rebecca's death was an accident. The evidence supported it, their marriage was believed to be extremely happy, and the DeWinters had been a respected family for generations. All Maxim needed to do was call the police and say Rebecca had tripped. There was no need for him to every go to Monte to begin with.

[@do9138]

@@pollyanna5354 SHE READ THE BOOK TO HIM. What is unsafe about talking? It's much safer that using a spyphone for anything.

[@TheBeezusjones]

"We needn't talk to eachother if we don't feel like it.." love the frank conversation.. they're both just so beautiful.

[@fairygodmomma2313]

This is one reason why Alfred Hitchcock will always be my favorite Director, captivating!!!

[@nhmooytis7058]

“Danny” was super creepy, I’d have told Maxim to fire her! “I am Mrs DeWinter now.” You go girl 😊

[@REALcatmom]

So was Jack Favell! 😬

[@sweetanarchi]

I mean If I were new Mrs De Winter I would fire her immediately. She's rude

[@emmashoesmith2882]

Yes! I would have added..,NOW GET THE F OUT OF MY HOUSE!😂😂

[@maryhaynes8633]

Yeah that was one of my favorite moments when she finally said that, "I am Mrs. DeWinter now"

[@darkestserenity6775]

Mrs Danvers absolutely chilling , especially when she was whispering "you should jump"

[@louhoggard4508]

So creative to never learn our leading character's name but hearing Rebecca's name over and over. Love this movie and those who played in it.

[@angelicafrandsen5771]

Such a good point !!!!

[@Lysistrata79]

@@angelicafrandsen5771 amazingly, I didn't even think about that until I read Lou's comment! Wow!

[@lynngregory393]

You are so right!

[@windstorm1000]

Shes the shadow, the villain from beyond with mrs. Danvers her accomplice in this world. Brilliant narrative device--- the character whose not there but stamps their character overall

[@maryhaynes8633]

the credit for that goes to Daphne Du Maurier who wrote the book.

[@nativeafroeurasian]

Just saw it for the first time and I never expected that many plot twists towards the end.

[@user-kx1cp8bf4w]

Ive never seen Joan Fontaine before. She was so sweetly pretty and natural looking with a lovely smile.

[@1515327E]

This cannot be remade - I wish they would stop trying. The combination of masterful direction, with outstanding performances from an ensemble cast, make this timeless.

[@MsAppleofhiseye]

One of the very few movies I can watch over and over I never grow tired of it. Rebecca’s room was MARVELOUS!

[@nancynancydrew8503]

one of the very few movies I can watch over and over I never grow tired of it. Rebecca’s room was MARVELOUS!

[@windstorm1000]

Agreed. Its the best room in hwood history. Romantic and beautiful and forbidding all at once. Like title character whose malevolent presence shadows all

[@badateverything5392]

"I am Mrs de Winter now." Is one of the best psychological bitch-slaps in all of film history.

[@RebeccaGyldenlev]

They arte Apac'ssnig!

[@elizabethromero3766]

Looooove this movie

[@tedthesailor172]

Mrs Danvers scared the pants off me when I first saw this as a kid. Judith Anderson's look of scheming hostility is absolutely priceless for a villainess who has every appearance of being the solicitous housekeeper and friend, but who is in fact a deadly foe...

[@slendergirlvictoria]

Not to mention she’s absolutely bonkers XD

[@namyarasree]

Ted thesailor, Judith Anderson is then a wonderful actress.! She acts good "Big Mama" in the movie "A cat on a hot tin roof" with Liz Taylor and Paul Newman.

[@oliviablackburn3907]

She was so good at being evil. Lol. Me and my aunt love this movie. When she tricks Rebecca in to dressing just like Rebecca, it makes us just want to slap mrs. Danverse!! Such a cruel trick!

[@joannam.8951]

and the mole, holy moly!

[@joshuatobanus3223]

Yes, she would be a perfect cast for horror movies

[@alicedell8595]

Joan is drop-dead gorgeous and I love her hair!

[@BrEmail]

"I'm asking you to marry me you little fool" now THAT'S a proposal 😵‍💫

[@Alipchitz]

I LOVE that line!

[@simonf8902]

Maxim is very disturbed. Rebecca forced him to kill her because she was dying of gynaecological cancer. He transfers his obsessions to the new woman. Notice. We never know her name. He picked her because she is bland and inoffensive. The opposite of Rebecca. They flee at the end. It is NOT a happy ending. God knows what next. Maybe Max will kill HER.

[@user_ar6332]

@@simonf8902 why dont you write a sequel?:)))

[@Alipchitz]

​@@simonf8902 She did want him to kill her but Rebecca hit her head when she fell from stumbling.

[@simonf8902]

@@Alipchitz true

[@scotnick59]

The acting is top-drawer and the production is A+: a real Hitchcock classic

[@vernellallen7672]

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[@lorrainethomson8994]

@@vernellallen7672 What?????

[@trellisdeberry7186]

Kirk Barkley, you guys have to see the movie Suspicion with Joan Fontane and Cary Grant if you love her and/or Hitchcock classics! Let me know when you do.❤ Pass it on!!!

[@Morgana888]

@@trellisdeberry7186 I've seen all of Cary Grant's films including Suspicion. What do you think of North by Northwest?

[@stevelambert34]

"Top Drawer" is so Auntie Mame! :)

[@elephant2072]

Maxim with his PTSD and secrets... plot twists: I love it

[@trishcross7900]

This is one of those movies that you can watch many times and still enjoy. Loved everything about it. I remember watching it for the first time as a young woman and thinking that Mrs Danvers looked old. Now, watching it again in my sixties, I see her looking younger.

[@UmaRichmond]

She looked old, as we were young at that time; now I'm 77 years old; time perspective changes

[@normankloth8030]

I have watched it at least 25 times..

[@lisevos2255]

@@normankloth8030 Me too...

[@letitsnow8518]

I have watched so many times i lost count. A master piece Hitchco left to mankind.

[@Terry-te1ij]

Jasper the dog was excellent

[@bvonb2653]

"Promise me you'll never be 36" is the biggest red flag I've ever heard.

[@thisisdharana]

Lmao

[@SalveRegina8]

Amen! OMGsh this is the handbook for DO NOT GET INVOLVED with a dude like this. He had me at goodbye when he ultimatumed her on getting out of the car to walk home! Bye buster✌️

[@jacquelinejanz8466]

B VonB Very wise comments A man once told me to never get wrinkles. Well I have wrinkles and he’s been dismissed. A happy ending. 😳. Very. 😁

[@mchapman132]

Physical beauty and handsomeness fades away, if a relationship is based solely on looks it will not survive. Sadly, too often people only see the facade and not the inner beauty. My husband and I joke about that. We’re older now in our 70’s, and still love each other, as we age our vision changes so we don’t see each other’s aging imperfections. That’s a good thing.

[@Chanie787878]

@@jacquelinejanz8466 Keep the wrinkles. I hope you have someone (besides yourself) to appreciate your life experience represented by the wrinkles.

[@pamzib4080]

It would be like trying to remake Gone with the Wind. You can never remake a Classic Masterpiece.

[@AnnaR.33]

I agree 100%!! 💯

[@kdizzle901]

Well they tried

[@YoBro-np7xt]

"I love you most dreadfully". One of the best all time lines. And "She's not exactly an oil painting, is she?"

[@melissakyhlens1453]

Joan Fontaine was absolutely robbed of an Oscar for Best Actress for Rebecca. 🏆

[@tomnorton4277]

No she wasn't. She was fine but didn't have the attention to detail that the best of the best have. For example, she only bit her nails ONCE in the entire movie, despite it supposedly being a habit that Maxim found annoying.

[@melissakyhlens1453]

@@tomnorton4277 That’s your opinion and I respect that, but I disagree wholeheartedly cause I think her performance in Rebecca is the best and finest second Mrs. DeWinter portrayal there has been so far in all the adaptations of Daphne du Maurier’s famous novel.

[@tomnorton4277]

@@melissakyhlens1453 It's not an opinion as much as an observation. Mrs DeWinter 2 was supposed to have a habit of biting her nails. Joan Fontaine never brought that to life because she only remembered to do it in the one scene where Maxim brought it up.

[@melissakyhlens1453]

@@tomnorton4277 So because she only pretended to “bite her nails” once in the film compared to what her character does often in the novel, she didn’t do an amazing job portraying the 2nd Mrs. DeWinter. I feel that’s unfair and Joan Fontaine probably only did what was required of her from the script as well as the direction of Alfred Hitchcock. I still think she gave one of the finest performances of her acting career and deserved an Academy Award for best actress for Rebecca.

[@daisyblue2447]

Trust me, if Hitchcock wanted nail biting it would have happened. Obviously he tht it unimportant. He doesnt miss details.

[@surfstrat59]

The cinematography in this film is phenomenal! The scene in Rebecca’s bedroom (lit with anti-aircraft lights!) is pure genius...🎥

[@jacquelinejanz8466]

Yes, it’s beautiful. (It’s inspiration for me, as I’m redecorating some bedrooms)

[@poetcomic1]

Anti-aircraft lights??? I learn something new about Rebecca and I thought I knew the movie inside out.

[@mscir]

It was a work of art. I especially liked the way he worked with lighting faces.

[@isabellind1292]

It was the only Hitchcock film to win an Oscar for its cinematography. I thought it was too bad the film had to be changed from Daphne du Maurier's novel in order to comply w/the Hollywood Production Code standards that any murder of a spouse had to be punished so that in the film, Maxim only thinks about killing Rebecca while in the novel, he shoots her.

[@gunterangel]

In spite of Hitchcock having no fond memories of making the picture, because producer David O.Selznick would often step on his toes, in regards to artistic recognition his first Hollywood picture remained his most successful one , recieving fabulous 11 (!) Oscar nominations, earning Hitchcock his first ( of five ) nomination(s) for best direction, and winning two awards, one for best b/w photography and one even for best picture of 1940 (, which ironically went to producer David O.Selznick, who had already won the same award just one year before for the first time for having produced "Gone With The Wind ".)

[@nelufaneela7265]

Lead actress is the soul of this movie and I am going to sleep peacefully seeing them together forever.

[@zcdel9192]

this young girl----barely 22 when she made this movie. A great actress. Hitchcock was a genius.

[@heatherninneman558]

What I loved most about the film was hearing Lawrence Olivier's voice

[@aesiqui]

hello fellow Novelites hope we're enjoying the movie tonight

[@FactBuffet]

This was the only Alfred Hitchcock film to win the Oscar for Best Picture.

[@gunterangel]

Sadly Hitchcock didn't win the Oscar for best director, but at least he was nominated for it, the first of five nominations totally during his career. But it's really a pity, that he never actually won an Oscar for best director. The Oscar for best picture for "Rebecca" went to the producer instead, David O.Selznick, who had already won his first Oscar for best picture the previous year for having produced "Gone with the Wind".

[@gunterangel]

@THE REAL PAUL McCARTNEY REALLY DIED "Rebecca" is the only Hitchcock movie , that won the Oscar for best picture. Indeed ! So your source is right on that. But one has also to keep in mind, that this award went to the producer , David O. Selznick. The best picture award goes ALWAYS to the producer(s) of a movie , not the director, since the beginning of the academy awards. Hitchcock was nominated for best director ,but did not win. In fact he never won an academy award for best directing inspite of being nominated five times. I hope, this little , but important difference in the meaning is clear now. Here is also a copy of the awards taken from wikipedia : 👇👇👇👇👇👇👇 Accolades Rebecca won two Academy Awards and was nominated for nine more: It is the only film since 1936 (when awards for actors in supporting roles were first introduced) that, despite winning Best Picture, received no Academy Award for acting, directing or writing. More information Awards, Award ... AwardsAwardCategorySubjectResult Academy Awards Outstanding Production David O. Selznick 👈 (for Selznick International Pictures) Won👈 Best Director Alfred Hitchcock Nominated👈 ( See, nominated, not won !) Best Actor Laurence Olivier Nominated Best Actress Joan Fontaine Nominated Best Supporting Actress Judith Anderson Nominated Best Screenplay Robert E. Sherwood and Joan Harrison Nominated Best Art Direction - Black and White Lyle R. Wheeler Nominated Best Cinematography - Black and White George Barnes Won👈👍 Best Film Editing Hal C. Kern Nominated Best Original Score Franz Waxman Nominated Best Special Effects Jack Cosgrove and Arthur Johns Nominated ( source: wikipedia ; but all other sources tell the same .)

[@gailjames6489]

No matter how many times I see this movie, it is still the best black and white ever.👏👏♥️😊

[@GeoAce777]

1933 The Invisible Man has this one FADED

[@markr.devereux3385]

There is something about Joan Fontaine. Her presence those closeups the cultured voice . If she realized how she effected the viewer of the magnificent. REBECCA I do not know. Of course the portrayal of dewinter by Olivier is my favorite of the many adaptations by far. He is so ridiculously handsome and powerful. Everything about this motion picture is class. Thank you Mr Hitchcock the single most iconic and gifted movie maker in the golden age of hollywood

[@kdizzle901]

Kubrick

[@markr.devereux3385]

@@kdizzle901 maybe.. he did a pretty good job on the Apollo moon landing special effects

[@Apollonia222]

I am OBSESSED with Laurence Olivier in this movie... he is soooo handsome and beautiful!! I keep rewatching this movie on loop. It is an excellent movie, and all the other actors are absolutely great, but Olivier...oh my god.... I have never been so in love with someone I have never met!

[@smac6880]

This is without doubt the best version of Rebecca. The acting is superb.

[@c.a.savage5689]

It's adorable. The first real exchange between Maxim deWinter and the narrator. Olivier telling her to eat up her scrambled eggs like a good girl. You couldn't say that nowadays... but it works perfectly here.

[@wendylinton453]

ONE OF THE VERY BEST..NEVER TO BE COPIED.

[@hcombs0104]

The film Ms. Fontaine SHOULD have won her Oscar for.

[@belenheredia2024]

Yes but "Letter from an unknown woman" is her best performance in my opinion. but sadly was an _unknown_ performance for the academy..

[@hcombs0104]

@@belenheredia2024 I will admit I have never seen that one!

[@mchapman132]

@@belenheredia2024 - the “academy” is a well oiled clique.

[@belenheredia2024]

@@mchapman132 at one point .. yes. however, time puts things in their place.

[@belenheredia2024]

@@hcombs0104 It's a "simple" movie, I mean ... the kind of movie that just tells you a story, wraps you around and takes you seamlessly to the end. In my opinion, my favorite interpretation of Joan F because her character is so real and sincere that you wish her all the happiness in the world .. Joan performs perfectly every stage of her life and how she tries to continue despite that "encounter" that marked his life forever. A "simple" but honestly heartbreaking performance. Yes, I recommend it

[@gtaylor6937]

The lighting in all of the scenes is just exquisite. SO love the way Hitchcock did lighting and sets.

[@Finians_Mancave]

The cinematographer would have been the person ultimately responsible for that. His name was George Barnes, and in fact, he won the Academy Award for his work on this film.

[@scotnick59]

This was his first American production = it takes $$$ for great movies like this to be made; it couldn't miss (and it didn't)

[@jacquelinejanz8466]

G Taylor You make a great point

[@europeanamerican7658]

Actually, it is also credited to Sepznock who result a lot of scenes and intervened constantly during production. But, he was right as the film is really a masterpiece.

[@scotnick59]

@@Finians_Mancave Absolutely true: George Barnes was terrific

[@Gerrygambone]

Over 80 years old and still a great watch.

[@michellep9999]

“I’m never coming to Monte Carlo out of season again!”

[@Songwriter376]

I couldn’t stop thinking the dynamic of his new wife and the housekeeper reminding me of Dorothy and the witch.

[@jacquelinejanz8466]

Actually Danny was in love with ReBecca. Rebecca was playing everyone (men and women) (told her husband and then laughed at him)

[@2degucitas]

@@jacquelinejanz8466 That explains the housekeeper's behavior.

[@mariedewitt5033]

@@jacquelinejanz8466 creepy as she was Rebecca's governess

[@jacquelinejanz8466]

Hahahaha A good comparison! Thanks for brightening my day!

[@glen7318]

@@mariedewitt5033 she was not a governess

[@whopiddledonyourposttoasti175]

Anything with George Sanders was fantastic. He played the cad better than anyone.

[@mchapman132]

Superior cast all around. Very enjoyable film. Laurence Olivier was so handsome, one of my favorite actors. I saw him play Shylock in “The Merchant of Venice” in England decades ago. What a thrill.

[@avalondreaming1433]

He's no Armie Hammer, that's for sure!!!

[@mchapman132]

@@avalondreaming1433 - Yes he’s a handsome man, but not in my generation. Laurence Olivier, in his prime, took your breath away.

[@Marlaina]

I don’t think Olivier is very handsome. To each their own.

[@louisetraxler3188]

They don't make movies like this anymore loved this movie!

[@quinnfletcher3906]

Modern horror movies are all flash no substance. They have no subtlety no finesse. Hitchcock movies are special in that they manage to do so much with so little.

[@macbethpkyiv]

I've seen this a few times, noticed some details when I watched it again this weekend. Fritz's slight recoil and surprise when the 2nd Mrs. deWinter meets him and shakes his hand--something that a woman of Maxim's class would never do. Maxim in the cottage, telling her about Rebecca's transgressions, he says "she began to bring her friends here" and he glances at the divan bed so you KNOW what was going on. Brilliant.

[@user-du1bv7hp8j]

I see such heartbreak in this movie. Joan Fontaine in her role, trying to dress up for dinner and the movie and Laurence Olivier making her feel like nothing...the incredible scene where she comes down for the costume party only to have her husband speak so sharply to her...her sadness at feeling so unconnected to everyone at Manderly, the nastiness from Mrs. Danvers...how I can relate to this movie on a human level. The book goes perfectly with the movie except the book even goes more into her unhappy life; crawling through the window of the house to "steal" some food as she doesn't want to make the chef of the house think she doesn't want the other food..when I feel depressed this is the movie for me.

[@camir2747]

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[@camir2747]

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[@VeraHull1966]

What an AMAZING film. I loved every second!!! Olivier and Fontaine’s chemistry was a joy to behold.

[@xxgleichfort5125]

evan more, as it hadn´t been in reality. as far as i know, they disliked each other.

[@peach8371]

@@xxgleichfort5125 really ? How come

[@xxgleichfort5125]

@@peach8371 Laurence Oliver loved Vivian Leigh and wished she became his partner in this movie. furthermore joan fontaine was difficult, it seems, she was quite opposite to the shy young woman in Rebecca.

[@macbethpkyiv]

Hitchcock created brilliant films but his methods were certainly questionable and possibly misogynistic--he played mind games w/ and controlled his young actresses to get the results he wanted. He told Joan Fontaine that everyone on the set disliked her so that her portrayal of a timid fearful woman would be accurate. He messed w/Tippi Hedren's head while filming The Birds as well.

[@do9138]

@@macbethpkyiv Then don't watch his films. Simple, huh?

[@user-jz6pn8ez5c]

One of the best movies ever made! Olivier with his smoldering eyes and overall just chillingly handsome, and Fontaine so sweet with an innocent beauty of her very own, are both perfectly cast! Not to mention the rest of the cast also perfectly suited for their roles. Thank you for posting this great movie. It will go down as one of my all-time favorites.

[@shellygurnell9708]

Daphne de Maurier wrote a wonderful book .I read it when I was 19 ( 70 now ) and just loved it . The movie enthralled me and it has remained one of my favorites . I reread the book recently for a book group and my opinion did not change , however some of the younger member of the group did not like it at all .Some hated Max and thought he was a chauvinist .They thought the second Mrs De Winter had no back bone ( while I found her charming ). Maybe this story is from another time . However this movie stands the test and remains splendid , in my opinion .

[@anacedresc2262]

For me it is important to remember that "Rebecca" is the masterpiece of the British writer Daphne du Marier (1907-1989). Almost always behind a great movie is the arduous work of writer💛💙❤.

[@kjlightbearer2466]

She has always been one of my favorite authors.

[@rosiebella7776]

“Mrs Van Harper’s colds turned to flu so she’s got a trained nurse.” “I’m sorry for the nurse”

[@amunoz8232]

I saw this movie for the first time as a teenager back in the 80s. I was so hesitant to watch it because I was into the slasher horror movies. My mom rented this and we watched it together, and I fell in love with it! One of my all time favorite movies! The acting is perfection and let’s face it, lawrence Olivier is very easy on the eyes!

[@mariamurray3717]

Me too

[@reija5723]

What Are you think about The Novel of Daphne du maurier???

[@reija5723]

Daphe du Maurier wrote Rebecca and The Birds. She is very genius...

[@jsterling6805]

@@reija5723She also wrote My cousin Rachel.

[@reija5723]

Maybe The best melodraama ever😪🧐

[@user-uy3pl8gp4u]

I finished the book about a month ago and was quite pleased to see that Netflix had Rebecca in their library but was so disappointed I turned it off after only 30 minutes. This is the version I really wanted to see. Thank you so much for posting this.

[@justinedean1917]

Joan deserved Oscar for this... The art, the music the direction, the cinematography everything is flawless... Even jasper has performed so well... The movie is so good people love Fontaine Olivier and Anderson but we forget George sanders is amazing as well the perfect scoundrel.... A sophisticated one that too...

[@kdizzle901]

She won for her next role Suspicion but I agree she should have won for this but the academy rarely gives it to the performance the actor deserves it’s always for other performances lol

[@DiogenesLantern]

@@kdizzle901lol? She lost to Ginger Rogers (Kitty Foyle) and, while I could easily join you and argue Fontaine over Rogers, especially based on her transformation upon hearing that Max hated Rebecca, but to suggest that Ginger received a compensatory Oscar at age 29 after a string of musicals and light comedic fare. LOL back at you.

[@kdizzle901]

@@DiogenesLantern what are u talking about? I was just stating my opinion

[@DiogenesLantern]

@@kdizzle901 me too.

[@homegown1234]

What people don't realize is despite Rebecca being beautiful and sophisticated she was the biggest tramp around. She destroyed men after making love to them -even Max she exploited her affairs to him. He hated her for what she was a narcissist female that felt the world should bow down to her as Mrs. Danvers did and George Sanders who was her cousin was infatuated with Rebecca too.

[@julieoldfield6900]

Really love this film. Much prefer the old ones than today's films.

[@mgthomassullivan6149]

Hello Julie, How are you doing ?

[@leew1598]

Excellent film, Joan Fontaine and Lawrence Olivier bring so much class to their roles, Hitchcock's ability to build suspense is masterful.

[@thisisdharana]

God, I love this movie. Dark, messed up, great actors, amazing cinematography too.

[@stockwellsantley6606]

My friends and I have loved this film since we were schoolgirls - we still quote it at each other. 'Come on, Danneh, hair drill!' when we were getting ready for parties, for instance. Check out 'The Uninvited' (the 1944 one); has many elements of the Rebecca/Mrs Danvers relationship, within a fantastic ghost story. Ray Milland stars.

[@stockwellsantley6606]

​@AMT My tribe consists of singular women. There are no quiet wives, mothers and secretaries among them! One regularly goes to jail for animal rights, one married her New Zealand boyfriend so he could stay in the country and kept the whole thing secret from her Catholic mother ; she also has the most original worldview I've come across and speaks Ancient Greek. Another is Debbie Binner - a powerhouse; look up her testimony about the death of her daughter Chloe Drury on KZbin. Another had an arranged marriage, (to a great guy) has a weird secret life that includes a licensed gun, but she says she can't tell me anything else until her parents are dead. Another has transferred her life to Italy, walks for charity and has sold her life story as a paramedic to a TV company. I'm so proud of my girls!

[@evilqueen90s00s]

the book is a better

[@loge10]

@@evilqueen90s00s The oldest, most meaningless critique of any movie...

[@redbloodbluemoon1423]

@@loge10 and unnecessary too. There's literally no need to compare the movie with the book because it cannot follow the book entirely. Book purists are the worst.

[@originalmusicbygrace]

I saw the new Rebecca and it was nothing like this. This is a masterpiece and something is so special about joan she is something more not of this world❤

[@jenlovesbooks]

Daphne du Maurier's husband had once been engaged to a woman called Jan Ricardo, who used to sign her name with a big flamboyant 'R', the inspiration for how Rebecca signs her name. Daphne always worried that he still loved Jan and said that Rebecca was a study in jealousy.

[@richardlee8495]

very interesting. he probably did. but Daphne made brilliant use of this, didn't she.

[@mon796]

The greatest film ever made. I have watched it at least 100 times. They sure don't make them like this anymore

[@ericawilhelminaolckers4781]

I read the book many moons ago stunning movie thx abcd

[@ericawilhelminaolckers4781]

South Africa greetings stay save and may God bless you all

[@7777lizabeth]

Check out Cary Grant and Ingrid Bergman in Hitchcock's movie, "Notorious!" Another good one!

[@floraswanson8371]

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[@megsarna7429]

Not at all

[@Hellraiser0601]

George Sanders deserves more recognition for his role as the sleazy Favell. He was a great actor!

[@robertschacter7733]

Yup. I loved him in the movie (All about Eve). Sleazy was so natural for George 😉

[@hippychikforever]

@@robertschacter7733 I loved him as the sleazy Miles Fairly, aka Uncle Neddie in The Ghost and Mrs. Muir and his voice as Sher Khan The Jungle Book. The man was a legend!

[@Pixmixuneek]

That's what made him so unique for this part of Favell ! He tried to look so tough being accusatory towards Maxim ,yet he cowered when the truth about Rebecca's terminal illness was revealed and Mrs Danvers ha surprised too she was afraid she lose her power and job at Manderley !

[@eagleeye2300]

Also great in the Ghost and Mrs. Muir with Jean Tierney. ( Don't know how to spell her name...)

[@thibomeurkens2296]

They simply don’t make these kinds of movies anymore! This type of story, dialogue, camera work, set/decor, all that makes this movie so incredible just doesn’t get created anymore.

[@Vicki1951]

Unbelievably as it may seem, this is the first time I’ve seen this magnificent movie. Every part of it went beyond excellent. Thank you for providing it to the public. I am a huge fan of black and white movies and classics and I will be watching this one many more times.

[@richardbetts623]

I’m watching this for the first time as well. I agree, black and white to me seems more realistic

[@southerngirlraven7]

I read the book twice in high school and didn't know about the movie until I stumbled upon it by accident one afternoon. I remember watching it and thinking how much the movie matched with the images in my mind, of the descriptions in the book. The characters, the house, the scenery... I think that's both a credit to the book and to the movie. Both stand alone as masterpieces. They are beautifully gripping and haunting.

[@tazmunster7646]

A good story brought alive by brilliant acting. Never tire of this film.💜

[@Terry-te1ij]

Was Mrs Danvers lebanese?

[@kl5589]

The complex darkness of Du Mauriers novel can't be beaten - definately not a love story but a dark inversion of one. This is a great film but in changing the ending it loses something? The novel is a masterpiece. This film is a masterrpiece. Both in their own diferent way.

[@wildthornrose]

I so agree with you! I wish Hitchcock had been allowed (presumably it wasn't his decision) to keep to the original story, he would've made it into an admirable piece of psychological horror. However, like you, I still enjoy the movie in its own way. It seems that many people don't realise how subversive the book actually is; they buy into the new Mrs de Winter's POV without fully appreciating how problematic it is. But perhaps that just shows how subtle and masterful Daphne Du Maurier's writing is! She is one of my favourite authors.

[@syndicatesanctuary8692]

@@wildthornrose sounds like a great novel

[@beauregard129]

Hays Code. Hitchcock wasn't allowed to let a crime go unpunished. So plot had to be changed.

[@nicolelillis2077]

Rebecca (1940), is a timeless, masterpiece. The B/W cinematography is flawless. I was transfixed by Dame Judith Anderson's performance as Mrs Danvers. She steals every scene she is in and would have to be one of the most underrated actresses of all time. Judith's voice is as smooth as Rebecca's silk negligee. I couldn't believe she was also Australian, such a wonderfully, talented export!

[@lisbethh.2735]

Lets hope, they will not colourize it. A horrible thing they did to the wonderful "Scapegoat", a great B/W film with Alec Guiness.

[@powe7687]

Judith Anderson slays! The perfect obsessed caretaker gnostic. You hate her and feel pity at the same time. She's scary and nurturing... love her

[@mchapman132]

She was a very fine actress.

[@jerrycottrell302]

I believe Judith Anderson was a Dame of the British Empire ; no ?

[@mchapman132]

@@jerrycottrell302 - yes, she was a Dame Commander of the British Royal Empire, and the AC is Companion of the Order of Australia. She played serious, dramatic parts and her dead pan expression was unsurpassed. Photos of her smiling are few, she had a pleasant face when she smiled. She owned every scene she was in. Remarkable actress.

[@jacquelinejanz8466]

She’s a witch

[@twc3546]

Even her first scene “How do you do, I have everything in readiness for you” is creepy

[@dbo4852]

This is one of my favorite Hitchcock Films

[@Ivy285]

Laurence Olivier is dashing and handsome.

[@MTknitter22]

He really was in this movie -

[@LincolnJamesHeathrowIII]

He is dead. I'm alive, and therefore I beg to differ.

[@elcehl]

This is one of the all time favorites ❤️. Sir Lawrence Olivier Is a tremendous actor and the book is a classic read.

[@chungshiuliau431]

Amen !

[@raymondmaldonado5662]

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[@12classics39]

One of the most suspenseful films ever made … in the most unconventional way. The characters aren’t being stalked by a mysterious guy with a gun or chased through the streets in fancy cars or trapped in buildings with a bomb. They don’t even see strange ghostly sightings or hear mysterious voices. They all are haunted by an invisible, inaudible presence that never leaves until the fire finally annihilates it at the end. Brilliantly done.

[@heidibarker9550]

30:31 the very second Mrs Danvers is in the frame, we learn so much about her. Judith Anderson is perfect in the role. The absolutely powerful presence and stare, the straight walk and unchanging expression of authority. The camera movement makes her the centerpiece. Might be my favourite shot of this film.

[@chadpenner5059]

Ms Danvers stole every scene she was in...I wonder if she was nominated for an Oscar?

[@Terry-te1ij]

Jasper the dog is wonderful

[@maryhaynes8633]

I watched this with my Mom when I was a little girl, and for years I was terrified of Mrs. Danvers.

[@12classics39]

It’s such a shame that the book and film forget the core conflict between the heroine and Mrs. Danvers and focus the entire climax on a sudden forced rivalry between Maxim and Favell.

[@kdizzle901]

@Di she would have won any other year but Jane Darwell was so magnificent in The Grapes of Wrath….if that didn’t come out the same year this would have won best director and best supporting actress

[@ladonakirkwood5876]

They simply do not make them like this anymore. Bravo!

[@mo1240]

It takes superb writing

[@witchingours4432]

"I would have asked you to have lunch with me even if you hadn't upset the vase so clumsily. Come along. We needn't talk to one another if we don't feel like it." "Oh, thank you very much."

[@jacquelinejanz8466]

A Sweet proposal He understood she was shy so he was letting her know she didn’t have to make conversation Remember, he was attracted to Rebecca’s opposite 🙋‍♀️

[@darlamcfarland3323]

I agree that the 2020 version is not even close. This is a tour de force with three of the best actors and one of the best directors of all time. Not to me missed.

[@7777lizabeth]

They never are.

[@imanmasood3033]

The 2020 version was underdramatized and over romanced I think, not too bad but doesn’t do the original much justice

[@bakhtiarahmedsheikh9612]

Just watched Rebecca. It was absorbing, 0ne of the best Hitchcock films. Excellent production, direction, cinematography, performances, and scripting. I feel I am enriched professionally. Thanks for the great film.

[@miralong8501]

It's easily watched over and over again.

[@plumeria66]

Best watched during a cold winter’s night with a cup of hot chocolate.

[@jacquelinejanz8466]

plumeria66 (in front of a cozy fire, cuddling)

[@plumeria66]

@@jacquelinejanz8466 Ah, of course!

[@judynichols2904]

I wish they had movies like that now with real dialogue ,instead of such stupid ,juvenile plots .

[@PinkSniper201]

I’m obsessed with this movie

[@reija5723]

I love I love I love this novel of Daphne du Maurier

[@Zbenhope]

Watching Rebecca's perfect art & direction gives me some sort of peace of mind. Love Hitchcock for the gift.

[@inspirareindia8004]

The absent Rebecca exhibits an uncanny charm. Joan Fontaine is brilliant in her modesty. Mrs Danvers the rigid housekeeper is so villainous! Great acting! Master of suspense.... Alfred Hitchcock!

[@maggiea8488]

When Beatrice tells her fix her hair wear different clothing, Emma replies he doesn't comment or notice it's because he truly loves her and accepts her the way she is. Lovely....

[@jessiebaker9313]

Emma?

[@alicewestbury4817]

Her name was never mentioned in the film, so where does Emma come into it.??

[@maggiea8488]

Ugg, sorry. I had read in an interview that when they were thinking about a sequel, it was going to be"emma's story". I guess the name just stuck in my head.

[@helencampbell4900]

@@maggiea8488 That's okay. We all make mistakes. I thought Beatrice was rather rude. What does her unseen hair look like under that hat!

[@jacquelinejanz8466]

What a nice thought. I believe you’re right.

[@sagdragon64]

Have not seen this in many years. What an incredible film that still stands the test of time.

[@haimbenavraham1502]

Nothing can supplant the beauty and precision of this original, Rebecca.

[@nature12487]

Here in 2022. Still outstanding acting, cinematography, casting. One of the best movies ever. Watched many times and still return. Lisa, Ontario ❤️

[@lulamidgeable]

Astonishing performances in this movie. Everyone at the top of their game and camera work, lighting, scene compositions as good as you can get. And the tension is unbearable at times. Incredibly skilfull magic.

[@normanbrown9225]

This movie classic is so intense I have to keep pressing pause button. Awesome to da max

[@demijour1234]

Love old classics. Can never go wrong with any movie that Sir Lawrence Oliver is in. Well Done!!

[@grenouillere7396]

Starlette Oscar--I agree with you. I like Sir Laurence Olivier, he is so good looking and with lots of class. By the way I like your name "Starlette" first time I see this name. It must be derived from french name " Arlette ", very typical french first name for women.

[@jacquelinejanz8466]

grenouillère Agreed We have good taste yes? And the name sets the tone Important Thanks

[@demijour1234]

@@grenouillere7396 Sir Laurence Olivier was definitely handsome when he was younger. Made you swoon in his movies he played and he played them so well. Thank you so much for liking my name. Actually, it is just my name for KZbin, it is not my real name. Oscar is my cat's name and since I think my cat is a Star and I am his Mom (lol). I just called myself Starlette Oscar.

[@demijour1234]

@@jacquelinejanz8466 We all have great taste, lol. Sir Laurence Olivier played these romantic characters so well. No wonder he was a ladies' man.

[@7777lizabeth]

@@grenouillere7396 I do see your point. I always go for a little more rugged type like Robert Mitchum and Clark Gable. Although Cary Grant can be quite entertaining! I love the old movie stars! today's actors I find absolutely no interest in and I'm talking actors from my grandmother and mother's era 30s 40s and 50s.