Somewhat a precursor to the Bourne movies

Rating: 8/10 (11 August 2016)

Alfred Hitchcock was way ahead of his time with this classic. Jeff Jeffries (James Stewart) plays an injured professional photographer who is housebound, leg in a cast and stuck in his wheelchair. Jeff wiles the days away being thankful he has a beautiful and elegant girlfriend who resembles Grace Kelly, and nurse Stella (played by Stella Ritter, no relation to John Ritter). Jeff also gets his telephoto lense and observes the activities of his neighbors in the apartment block and it appears he's stumbled upon a murder.
When I watch Rear Window I seriously think about the Jason Bourne movies (I, II, III and V, sorry with due respect to Jeremy Renner I'm not counting IV) and how a powerful organ of government can watch every move thanks to uber-technology and mobile phones. It's like Rear Window wherever you are in the world.