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- Overall Score: ☆ 8.83/10
IMDB: ☆ 8.1/10
Metascore: ☆ 8.6/10
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Rebecca Plot Synopsis:
A shy lady's companion, staying in Monte Carlo with her stuffy employer, meets the wealthy Maxim de Winter (Sir Laurence Olivier). She and Max fall in love, marry, and return to Manderley, his large country estate in Cornwall. Max is still troubled by the death of his first wife, Rebecca, in a boating accident the year before. The second Mrs. de Winter (Joan Fontaine) clashes with the housekeeper, Mrs. Danvers (Dame Judith Anderson), and discovers that Rebecca still has a strange hold on everyone at Manderley.
Synopsis / Plot Summary: A self-conscious bride is tormented by the memory of her husband"s dead first wife.
Tagline: The shadow of this woman darkened their love.
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Type: MovieYear: 1940
Awards: 10
Nominations: 10
Language: English, French
Country: United States
Release Dates: Movie Release Dates / Rebecca Release Dates In Theaters: Apr 12, 1940, Blu-ray: Aug 29, 2017
Writers: Daphne Du Maurier, Robert E. Sherwood, Joan Harrison, Philip MacDonald, Michael Hogan
Producers: David O. Selznick
Editors: W. Donn Hayes
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Rebecca Cast
| Cast overview, first billed only: | Character(s) | |
|---|---|---|
| Laurence Olivier | ... | ''Maxim'' de Winter |
| Joan Fontaine | ... | 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. Van Hopper |
| Melville Cooper | ... | Coroner |
| Leo G. Carroll | ... | Dr. Baker |
| Leonard Carey | ... | Ben |
| Lumsden Hare | ... | Tabbs |
| Edward Fielding | ... | Frith |
| Philip Winter | ... | Robert |
| Forrester Harvey | ... | Chalcroft |
| Billy Bevan | ... | Policeman (uncredited) |
| Egon Brecher | ... | Hotel Desk Clerk (uncredited) |
| Gino Corrado | ... | Hotel Manager (uncredited) |
| Alfred Hitchcock | ... | Man Outside Phone Booth (uncredited) |
Fun Facts: 15 Real AGES of Cast
- Laurence Olivier, as ''Maxim'' de Winter, passed away at age 82 in Steyn.
Sign: Gemini, Height: 5' 10" (1.78 m)
Also known as: Baron Olivier | Lawrence Olivier | Lord Olivier | Sir Laurence Olivier | Sir Lawrence Olivier | Lieut. [A] Laurence Olivier R.N.R. - Joan Fontaine, as Mrs. de Winter, passed away at age 96 in Carmel, California, USA.
Sign: Libra, Height: 5' 3½" (1.61 m)
Also known as: Joan Burfield - George Sanders, as Jack Favell, passed away at age 65 in Castelldefels, Barcelona, Catalonia, Spa.
Sign: Cancer, Height: 6' 2¾" (1.9 m) - Judith Anderson, as Mrs. Danvers, passed away at age 94 in Santa Barbara, California, USA.
Sign: Aquarius, Height: 5' 6½" (1.69 m)
Also known as: Dame Judith Anderson - Nigel Bruce, as Major Giles Lacy, passed away at age 58 in Santa Monica, California, USA.
Sign: Aquarius, Height: 6' (1.83 m) - Reginald Denny – Frank Crawley
- C. Aubrey Smith, as Colonel Julyan, passed away at age 85 in Beverly Hills, Los Angeles, California, USA.
Sign: Cancer, Height: 6' 2" (1.88 m)
Also known as: Mr. Aubrey Smith | Sir Aubrey Smith | Sir C. Aubrey Smith - Gladys Cooper, as Beatrice Lacy, passed away at age 82 in Henley-on-Thames, Oxfordshire, England, UK.
Sign: Sagittarius
Also known as: Dame Gladys Cooper - Florence Bates, as Mrs. Van Hopper, passed away at age 65 in Burbank, California, USA.
Sign: Aries - Melville Cooper – Coroner
- Leo G. Carroll, as Dr. Baker, passed away at age 85 in Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, USA.
Sign: Scorpio, Height: 5' 10" (1.78 m)
Also known as: Leo Carroll - Leonard Carey, as Ben, passed away at age 90 in Woodland Hills, Los Angeles, California, USA.
Sign: Pisces - Lumsden Hare, as Tabbs, passed away at age 89 in Beverly Hills, Los Angeles, California, USA.
Sign: Taurus, Height: 6' 1" (1.85 m)
Also known as: F. Lumsden Hare | Francis Lumsden Hare - Edward Fielding – Frith
- Philip Winter – Robert
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