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Post by timshelboy on Sept 9, 2022 19:40:54 GMT
One of my favorite films, maybe I'll watch it tonight. This film was almost lost until it was rescued and restored. Actually RW wasn't so much 'lost' as it was purposely withheld for years to increase its value. Hitchcock was able to acquire the rights to the film, along with four others -- ROPE, VERTIGO, THE MAN WHO KNEW TOO MUCH, and THE TROUBLE WITH HARRY (a quartet of Stewart, btw). After being out of circulation for years, the films were finally re-released (one at a time and with great fanfare and heavy profits) following his passing in 1980, which greatly enriched his surviving family members. REAR WINDOW was the first to be available, and premiered in major cities (New York, then Chicago, then Los Angeles, etc ). It was big news at the time for buffs - I caught VERTIGO & TMWKTM on a double bill at the Ritzy in Brixton circa 1985/6
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