Rebecca (1940, Alfred Hitchcock) | History of Cinema

Rebecca - 1940 Be sure to follow Lights, Camera, Savings with Eileen for the full clip more classic movie fun! 🎬✨ A young bride (played by Joan Fontaine) finds herself living in the shadow of her husband’s enigmatic first wife, Rebecca, whose mysterious death haunts their home. As she uncovers the dark secrets of her brooding husband, Max De Winter (played by Laurence Olivier), she must also confront the obsessive housekeeper, Mrs. Danvers (Judith Anderson), who refuses to accept her as the new