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The story of a recuperating news photographer who believes he has witnessed a murder. Confined to a wheelchair after an accident, he spends his time watching the occupants of neighboring apartments through a telephoto lens and binoculars and becomes convinced that a murder has taken place.

Image credit: Universal

Did you know?

  • The entire movie was shot on one set, which required months of planning and construction.
  • While shooting, Alfred Hitchcock worked only in Jeff’s “apartment.” The actors and actresses in other apartments wore flesh-colored earpieces so that he could radio his directions to them.
  • One of the photographs on the wall in Jeff’s (James Stewart’s) apartment is a photograph of him standing in front of a aircraft during World War II. Mr. Stewart served active duty as a U.S. Army Air Forces pilot during the war, flying missions as a B-24 pilot.

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