One of Hitchcock's best

Rating: 8/10 (11 July 2013)

The first film I saw by the British director. And it's a gruesomely dramatic Hitchcock movie. James Stewart (1908-1997) plays a photographer who has broken his leg. From his New York apartment he scouts the neighbors and believes himself to be a witness to a murder. Two female friends - played by Grace Kelly (1928-1982) and Thelma Ritter (1905-1969) - helps him solve the case. The film received four Oscar nominations, including best screenplay and directing, but did not win in any of the classes. Still counted as one of the director's best films. When it was filmed, it was filmed entirely indoors at Paramount Studios, this was the largest studio building ever in Hollywood. Cult Fact: This was the only film where Grace Kelly was smoking a cigarette. She refused to do it on any other film.