

Rebecca
"Last night I dreamt I went to Manderley again..."
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.
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- Released
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- Language
- English
- based on novel or book
- age difference
- obsession
- monte carlo
- bride
- cornwall, england
- love
- film noir
- rural area
- black and white
- devotion
- housekeeper
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United States of America
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Release dates
United StatesUS
- PremiereNRMiami, Florida21 Mar 1940
- Theatrical (limited)NR23 Mar 1940
- Theatrical12 Apr 1940
- PhysicalNRVHS9 Jan 1998
United KingdomGB
- TheatricalPG2 May 1940
- TheatricalPGBFI2 Sept 2012
AustraliaAU
- TheatricalPG1 Sept 1982
ArgentinaAR
- Theatrical27 Jun 1940
BrazilBR
- Theatrical1221 Jun 1940
FinlandFI
- TheatricalK-1231 Mar 1950
FranceFR
- TheatricalTP21 May 1947
- Theatrical1 Jan 2025
GermanyDE
- Theatrical1630 Oct 1951
GreeceGR
- TheatricalRe-issue29 Jun 2023
HungaryHU
- Theatrical13 Feb 1941
JapanJP
- TheatricalG24 Apr 1951
MexicoMX
- Theatrical31 Jul 1940
Frequently asked questions
Rebecca was released on 23 March 1940.
Audience reviews
6- A8/10
Andres Gomez
6/28/2013
A good movie and interesting plot but the characters are a little bit exaggerated and the outcome is quite expectable.
- C
CharlesTheBold
3/3/2017
A poor "lady's companion", so self-effacing that we are never given her name (Joan Fontaine), suddenly finds her life changed when a moody widower, Maxim de Winter (Laurence Olivier), proposes to marry her and take her to his splendid estate of Manderley. It seems like a fairy-tale turned true, but it is not. On reaching Manderley, the new Mrs. de Winter (still unnamed) finds herself out of place, as Maxim seem…
- W10/10
waltzma
12/14/2017
Absolutely perfect Gothic Thriller that has many imitators but few of equal quality. With "Rebecca" about to hit the Broadway stage (as a musical!), I thought it was time to write my review of perhaps my favorite Hitchcock film. I recall the first time I saw this on TV almost 30 years ago on the late show, I had set my VCR to tape it, but woke up to start watching a bit of it, and stayed up all night to watch it a…
- J10/10
John Chard
7/24/2019
Do you think the dead come back and watch the living? Rebecca is directed by Alfred Hitchcock and adapted to screen play from the Daphne du Maurier novel of the same name. It stars Laurence Olvier, Joan Fontaine and Judith Anderson. Cinematography is by George Barnes and music scored by Franz Waxman. After meeting and marrying 'Maxim' de Winter (Olivier), the Second Mrs. de Winter (Fontaine), finds life at hi…
- C8/10
CinemaSerf
6/23/2022
We saw this quite recently on the big screen at Somerset House in London. One of those outdoor screenings - and the fact that it poured with rain on hundreds of us didn't matter one jot (though the hampers got quite sodden). Olivier and the eerily stupendous Judith Anderson provide the ultimate in sophisticated horror partnerships and make this by far my favourite Hitchcock film. Joan Fontaine is an expert at conveyi…
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