DVD

Rebecca / a Selznick International picture ; produced by David O. Selznick ; screenplay by Robert E. Sherwood and Joan Harrison ; adaptation by Philip MacDonald and Michael Hogan ; photographed by George Barnes ; directed by Alfred Hitchcock ; United Artists.

Selznick, David O., 1902-1965 (producer.). Sherwood, Robert E. (Robert Emmet), 1896-1955 (screenwriter.). Harrison, Joan, 1907-1994 (screenwriter.). MacDonald, Philip. (Added Author). Hogan, Michael, 1893-1977 (Added Author). Barnes, George, 1892-1953 (Added Author). Hitchcock, Alfred, 1899-1980 (director.). Olivier, Laurence, 1907-1989 (actor.). Fontaine, Joan, 1917-2013 (actor.). Sanders, George, 1906-1972 (actor.). Anderson, Judith, 1897-1992 (actor.). Bruce, Nigel, 1895-1953 (Added Author). Denny, Reginald, 1891-1967 (Added Author). Smith, C. Aubrey (Charles Aubrey), 1863-1948 (Added Author). Cooper, Gladys, 1888-1971 (actor.). Bates, Florence, 1888-1954 (Added Author). Cooper, Melville, 1896-1973 (Added Author). Carroll, Leo G., 1886-1972 (Added Author). Carey, Leonard, 1887-1977 (Added Author). Hare, Lumsden, 1875-1964 (Added Author). Fielding, Edward, 1875-1945 (Added Author). Winter, Philip. (Added Author). Harvey, Forrester, 1884-1945 (Added Author). Waxman, Franz, 1906-1967 (Added Author). Du Maurier, Daphne, 1907-1989 Rebecca. (Added Author). Selznick International Pictures. (Added Author). United Artists Corporation. (Added Author). Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer. (Added Author). Twentieth Century Fox Home Entertainment, Inc. (Added Author). Laurence Olivier, Joan Fontaine, George Sanders, Judith Anderson, Nigel Bruce, Reginald Denny, C. Aubrey Smith, Gladys Cooper, Florence Bates, Melville Cooper, Leo G. Carroll, Leonard Carey, Lumsden Hare, Edward Fielding, Philip Winter, Forrester Harvey. (Cast).

Summary:

A vacationing young lady meets, falls in love with, and marries handsome and wealthy widower Maxim de Winter. He takes his new bride home to his estate, Manderley. But the new Mrs. de Winter finds her married life dominated by the sinister, almost spectral influence of Maxim's late wife, Rebecca, who still rules from beyond the grave.

Record details

Physical Description: 1 videodisc (131 min.) : sound, black and white ; 4 3/4 in.
Publisher: [United States] : Metro Goldwyn Mayer ; 2008.

Content descriptions

General Note:	Publisher, publication date, and aspect ratio may vary. Based on the novel by Daphne Du Maurier. Originally produced as a motion picture in 1940. Special features: Commentary with film critic Richard Schickel; Isolated music and effects track; "The making of Rebecca" featurette; "The gothic world of Daphne Du Maurier" featurette; Screen tests; 3 radio plays; Audio Hitchcock interviews with Peter Bog
Creation/Production Credits Note:	Special effects by Jack Cosgrove ; music by Franz Waxman ; art direction by Lyle Wheeler ; supervising film editor, Hal C. Kern.
Participant or Performer Note:	Laurence Olivier, Joan Fontaine, George Sanders, Judith Anderson, Nigel Bruce, Reginald Denny, C. Aubrey Smith, Gladys Cooper, Florence Bates, Melville Cooper, Leo G. Carroll, Leonard Carey, Lumsden Hare, Edward Fielding, Philip Winter, Forrester Harvey.
Target Audience Note:	Not rated.
System Details Note:	DVD; region 1, NTSC; full frame (1.33:1) presentation; mono.
Language Note:	In English with optional subtitles in English SDH, French or Spanish.
Awards Note:	Won Academy Awards Best Cinematography and Best Picture 1940.