"It only takes one witness to spoil the perfect crime."

1954

1h 53m

8.3(7359 votes)

Thriller

Mystery

Drama

Overview

A wheelchair-bound photographer spies on his neighbors from his apartment window and becomes convinced one of them has committed murder.

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10 featured cast members

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James Stewart

L.B. Jefferies

Grace Kelly

Lisa Fremont

Wendell Corey

Thomas Doyle

Thelma Ritter

Stella

Raymond Burr

Lars Thorwald

Judith Evelyn

Miss Lonelyhearts

Ross Bagdasarian

Songwriter

Georgine Darcy

Miss Torso

Sara Berner

Woman on Fire Escape

Frank Cady

Man on Fire Escape

Creative team

Directed by: Alfred Hitchcock
Written by: John Michael Hayes

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