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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Rebecca 6
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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Female Gothic → associatedWithWork → Rebecca (1940 film) ⓘ
this entity surface form: Rebecca
Rebecca (1940 film) → basedOn → Rebecca (1940 film) self-linksurface differs ⓘ
this entity surface form: Rebecca (novel)
Alfred Hitchcock → directed → Rebecca (1940 film) ⓘ
this entity surface form: Rebecca
Alfred Hitchcock → notableWork → Rebecca (1940 film) ⓘ
this entity surface form: Rebecca
David O. Selznick → notableWork → Rebecca (1940 film) ⓘ
this entity surface form: Rebecca
George Sanders → notableWork → Rebecca (1940 film) ⓘ
this entity surface form: Rebecca
Laurence Olivier → notableWork → Rebecca (1940 film) ⓘ
Selznick International Pictures → notableWork → Rebecca (1940 film) ⓘ
this entity surface form: Rebecca