James Stewart and Grace Kelly star in Alfred Hitchcock's classic thriller which explores the role of the voyeur.
After breaking his leg during a shoot, photo-journalist L.B. 'Jeff' Jeffries (Stewart) is forced to spend a humid summer recuperating in his Greenwich Village apartment. The wheelchair-bound Jeff whiles away his time observing his neighbours through a telephoto lens, bestowing them with nicknames and growing familiar with their daily routines. However, his society girlfriend Lisa (Kelly) is exasperated and then alarmed when Jeff becomes obsessed with the notion that Lars Thorwald (Raymond Burr), who lives in the apartment opposite, has murdered his wife...
Rear Window was voted one of the 100 Greatest Films of All Time in the Sight and Sound critics' poll. Browse more films in the poll here.
