Directed by Alfred Hitchcock, starring Laurence Olivier, Joan Fontaine and George Sanders in the lead roles.
Cast: George Sanders, Joan Fontaine, Laurence Olivier
Crew: Alfred Hitchcock (Director)
Release Dates: 12 Apr 1940 (India)
Did you know? Sir Laurence Olivier had wanted his then-girlfriend Vivien Leigh to play the lead role. Because of this, he treated Joan Fontaine horribly. This shook Fontaine up quite a bit, so Sir Alfred Hitchcock decided to capitalize on this by telling her everyone on the set hated her, thus making her shy and uneasy, just what he wanted from her performance. Read More
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Direction
Director
Film Type:
Feature
Language:
English
Colour Info:
Color
Frame Rate:
24 fps
Aspect Ratio:
2.35:1
Stereoscopy:
No
Movie Connection(s):
Reference: This Means War (English)
Trivia:
This is Sir Alfred Hitchcock's first Hollywood film, and the only one that won a Best Picture Oscar.
Sir Laurence Olivier had wanted his then-girlfriend Vivien Leigh to play the lead role. Because of this, he treated Joan Fontaine horribly. This shook Fontaine up quite a bit, so Sir Alfred Hitchcock decided to capitalize on this by telling her everyone on the set hated her, thus making her shy and uneasy, just what he wanted from her performance.
According to Sir Alfred Hitchcock's instructions, Dame Judith Anderson rarely blinks her eyes while playing Mrs. Danvers.
Sir Laurence Olivier had wanted his then-girlfriend Vivien Leigh to play the lead role. Because of this, he treated Joan Fontaine horribly. This shook Fontaine up quite a bit, so Sir Alfred Hitchcock decided to capitalize on this by telling her everyone on the set hated her, thus making her shy and uneasy, just what he wanted from her performance.
According to Sir Alfred Hitchcock's instructions, Dame Judith Anderson rarely blinks her eyes while playing Mrs. Danvers.
