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James Stewart as L.B. Jefferies
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James Stewart and Grace Kelly in Rear Window

Rear Window is a classic American suspense movie from 1954. It was directed by the famous filmmaker Alfred Hitchcock. The movie is based on a story called It Had To Be Murder by Cornell Woolrich. John Michael Hayes wrote the movie script. Rear Window was nominated for four Academy Awards, which are very important movie prizes. The main actors in the film are James Stewart, Grace Kelly, Wendell Corey, Thelma Ritter, and Raymond Burr.

Story of the Film

The movie follows a photographer named L.B. Jefferies, played by James Stewart. He has a broken leg and is stuck in his Greenwich Village apartment. To pass the time, he starts watching his neighbors through their windows. One day, he thinks he sees something very suspicious happening in one of the apartments. His girlfriend, played by Grace Kelly, helps him try to figure out what happened. This leads them on a thrilling adventure right from his window!

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