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Rear Window is a american film of genre Drama directed by Jeff Bleckner released in USA on 22 november 1998 with Christopher Reeve

Rear Window (1998)

Rear Window
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Released in USA 22 november 1998
Length 1h29
Directed by
OriginUSA
Genres Drama,    Thriller
Rating56% 2.8002052.8002052.8002052.8002052.800205

Rear Window (1998) is an American television movie directed by Jeff Bleckner. The teleplay by Larry Gross and Eric Overmyer is an updated adaptation of the classic 1954 feature film directed by Alfred Hitchcock, which was based on the short story "It Had to Be Murder" by Cornell Woolrich. It was broadcast in the US by ABC on November 22, 1998. This stars Christopher Reeve (in one of his final screen appearances), Daryl Hannah, and Robert Forster.

Synopsis

Jason Kemp est un ancien architecte, aujourd'hui tétraplégique. Cloué dans son fauteuil roulant, il passe son temps à espionner ses voisins depuis la fenêtre de son appartement. Lorsqu'un jour Julian Thorpe bat sa femme Ilene, Jason décide d'appeler immédiatement la police. Mais Thorpe est finalement libéré un jour plus tard. Cette nuit-là, Jason entend un cri perçant. Le lendemain, il s'aperçoit qu'eIle n'est plus à son domicile, et qu'elle a semble-t-il été remplacée par une autre femme. Certain de la culpabilité du mari, Jason tente de convaincre sa petite amie Claudia, son infirmier Antonio et son ami Charlie...

Actors

Christopher Reeve

(Jason Kemp)
Daryl Hannah

(Claudia Henderson)
Robert Forster

(Detective Charlie Moore)
Ruben Santiago-Hudson

(Antonio Fredericks)
Ritchie Coster

(Julian Thorpe)
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