When James Stewart’s photojournalist is confined to his apartment with a broken leg during a sweltering summer in New York City, he begins to observe constantly the lives of those around him. Passive activity evolves into voyeuristic obsession, until he believes he’s witnessed a murder…
One of Hitchcock’s most celebrated and morally complex films, the camera restrained as tightly as the incapacitated protagonist, mordant wit, nail-biting suspense and a gallery of superb performances all make up an unmissable thriller.
