Rebeca (1940)

A shy ladies companion is staying in Monte Carlo with her stuffy employer when she meets the wealthy Maxim de Winter. Max is still troubled by the death of his wife, Rebecca in a boating accident the year before. She and Max fall in love, get married and return to Manderlay, his large country estate in Cornwall. The second Mrs. de Winter meets the housekeeper Mrs. Danvers and discovers that Rebecca still has a strange hold on everyone at Manderlay.

Directed by
Alfred Hitchcock

Writing credits
Daphne Du Maurier (novel)
Philip MacDonald (adaptation) ...
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Cast overview, first billed only:

Laurence Olivier .... ’Maxim’ de Winter

Joan Fontaine .... The Second Mrs. de Winter
George Sanders .... Jack Favell
Judith Anderson .... Mrs. Danvers
Nigel Bruce .... Major Giles Lacy
Reginald Denny .... Frank Crawley
C. Aubrey Smith .... Colonel Julyan
Gladys Cooper .... Beatrice Lacy
Florence Bates .... Mrs. Edythe Van Hopper
Melville Cooper .... Coroner
Leo G. Carroll .... Dr. Baker
Leonard Carey .... Ben
Lumsden Hare .... Tabbs
Edward Fielding .... Frith
Forrester Harvey .... Chalcroft
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Runtime: 130 min
Country: USA
Language: English
Color: Black and White