Arguably, and who would ever shy away from an argument about cinema, this is Alfred Hitchcock’s best film on account of the fact that it is genuinely emotional…

REBECCA

Alfred Hitchcock

1940

Laurence Olivier, Joan Fontaine, George Sanders, Judith Anderson, Nigel Bruce

Screenplay by Robert E. Sherwood and Joan Harrison; adapted from the novel Rebecca by Daphne du Maurier

Title: REBECCA

Year: 1940

Director: Alfred Hitchcock

Cast: Laurence Olivier, Joan Fontaine, George Sanders, Judith Anderson, Nigel Bruce

Writing: Screenplay by Robert E. Sherwood and Joan Harrison; adapted from the novel Rebecca by Daphne du Maurier

Genre tags: DRAMA, ROMANCE