BP045 Rebecca (1940)

Best Pick with John Dorney, Jessica Regan and
Tom Salinsky.


Episode 45: Rebecca (1940)


Released 9 October 2019


For this episode, we watched Rebecca, written by
Robert E. Sherwood, Joan Harrison, Philip MacDonald and Michael
Hogan, based on the novel by Daphne du Maurier. It was directed
by Alfred Hitchcock (nominated) with music from Franz Waxman
(nominated) and cinematography by George Barnes (won). The stars
were Joan Fontaine (nominated), Laurence Olivier (nominated),
Judith Anderson (nominated) and George Sanders. It was nominated
for a further four awards.


Vivien Leigh’s “rubbish” screen test
https://youtu.be/2qU_JnSp7qw



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