Rebecca
1940
****
Director: Alfred Hitchcock
Cast: Laurence Olivier, Joan Fontaine, Judith Anderson, George Sanders, Nigel Bruce, Reginald Denny, C. Aubrey Smith, Gladys Cooper, Florence Bates, Melville Cooper, Leo G. Carroll, Leonard Carey, Edward Fielding, Philip Winter, Lumsden Hare, Forrester Harvey
A shy young woman marries a wealthy English widower and returns with him to his grand estate, Manderley, where the shadow of his first wife, Rebecca, looms over the household. Alfred Hitchcock's first Hollywood feature is a dialogue-heavy and somewhat uncinematic psychological thriller. Nevertheless, the story, adapted from Daphne du Maurier's 1938 novel, is captivating. The film won an Academy Award for Best Picture and Best Cinematography.
