Rebecca

Laurence Olivier and Joan Fontaine star in this gothic psychological thriller. Upon arriving at her new husband’s estate, a young bride begins to sense the ghostly presence of his deceased wife. For his first American film, Hitchcock received an Oscar nomination for Best Director and producer David O. Selznick walked off with the Best Picture statue.

This film is part of a series shown in conjunction with the film course Alfred Hitchcock: The Early Years and will be introduced by its instructor, Andrew J. Douglas, Ph.D.