Alfred Hitchcock's Rear Window

By: Belton, John

Book Overview

Alfred Hitchcock's Rear Window is one of the icons of American filmmaking. A perfect example of Hollywood cinema at its best, it is an engaging piece of entertainment as well as a fascinating meditation on the nature of the film itself. A suspense thriller about a chair-bound observer who suspects his neighbor of murdering his wife, the narrative becomes the vehicle for Hitchcock's exploration of the basic ingredients of cinema, from voyeurism and...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0521564530
• ISBN13: 9780521564533
• Release Date: September 1999
• Publisher: Cambridge University Press
• Length: 192 Pages
• Weight: 0.70 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.5" x 6.0" x 9.0"