Rebecca (1940 film)

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film gothic film romantic thriller film

Rebecca (1940 film) is a 1940 gothic romantic thriller directed by Alfred Hitchcock, adapted from Daphne du Maurier’s novel, and renowned for its haunting atmosphere and Laurence Olivier’s performance.

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Label	Occurrences
Rebecca	24
Rebecca (1940 film) canonical	10
Alfred Hitchcock’s Rebecca (1940 film)	1
Rebecca (1938 novel)	1
Rebecca (2020 film)	1
Rebecca (novel)	1

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Predicate	Object
instanceOf	film ⓘ gothic film ⓘ romantic thriller film ⓘ
academyAward	Academy Award for Best Cinematography ⓘ surface form: Academy Award for Best Cinematography, Black-and-White Academy Award for Best Picture ⓘ
authorOfSourceWork	Daphne du Maurier ⓘ
basedOn	Rebecca (1940 film) self-linksurface differs ⓘ surface form: Rebecca (novel)
blackAndWhite	true ⓘ
cinematographyBy	George Barnes ⓘ
countryOfOrigin	United States of America ⓘ surface form: United States
director	Alfred Hitchcock ⓘ
distributor	United Artists ⓘ
distributorRegion	United States of America ⓘ surface form: United States
editedBy	Dorothy Spencer ⓘ Hal C. Kern ⓘ
genre	mystery film ⓘ psychological thriller film ⓘ romantic drama film ⓘ
language	English ⓘ
musicBy	Franz Waxman ⓘ
nominatedFor	Academy Award for Best Actor ⓘ Academy Award for Best Actress ⓘ Academy Award for Best Adapted Screenplay ⓘ Academy Award for Best Art Direction ⓘ surface form: Academy Award for Best Art Direction, Black-and-White Academy Award for Best Director ⓘ Academy Award for Best Film Editing ⓘ Academy Award for Best Original Score ⓘ Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress ⓘ
notableFor	Laurence Olivier’s performance ⓘ haunting atmosphere ⓘ
producer	David O. Selznick ⓘ
productionCompany	Selznick International Pictures ⓘ
releaseDateUS	1940-04-12 ⓘ
releaseYear	1940 ⓘ
runningTimeMinutes	130 ⓘ
screenwriter	Joan Harrison ⓘ Michael Hogan ⓘ Philip MacDonald ⓘ Robert E. Sherwood ⓘ
setting	Cornwall ⓘ Manderley (fictional estate) ⓘ
starring	Florence Bates ⓘ George Sanders ⓘ Gladys Cooper ⓘ Joan Fontaine ⓘ Judith Anderson ⓘ Laurence Olivier ⓘ Nigel Bruce ⓘ Reginald Denny ⓘ

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