Rear Window

Watch Trailer

Part of the Avalon’s Hitchcock/Truffaut Film Festival, May 5-7

Thursday, May 5 at 3:00pm
Saturday, May 7 at 8:00pm

Equal parts thrilling, playful, shocking and romantic, Rear Window reveals Hitchcock at the height of his powers as a filmmaker. The film was the second of Hitchcock’s collaborations with James Stewart and Grace Kelly, and the latter’s alluring performance stands as the pinnacle of old Hollywood glamour. Bringing the spectacular Greenwich Village apartment set, constructed entirely at Paramount Studios, to life was a technical achievement of visuals and sound best appreciated on the large screen.

Laid up with a broken leg, photojournalist L.B. Jeffries (James Stewart) is confined to his tiny, sweltering courtyard apartment. To pass the time between visits from his nurse (Thelma Ritter) and his fashion model girlfriend Lisa (Grace Kelly), the binocular-wielding Jeffries stares through the rear window of his apartment at the goings-on in the other apartments around his courtyard. Of particular interest to Jeff is Lars Thorwald (Raymond Burr), a traveling salesman who spends much of his time at home arguing with his bedridden wife. After the wife disappears and Jeff observes Lars’ increasingly suspicious behavior, Jeff becomes convinced that the salesman has committed murder. What follows is an increasingly dangerous game of cat and mouse that puts Jeff and those he cares for in dire jeopardy. 1954.

The Avalon is presenting film classics from directors Alfred Hitchcock and Francois Truffaut before the theater’s spring benefit event “The Genius of Hitchcock,” on Sunday, May 8. Learn more about the event & buy tickets.

Details:
115Rated NR
in English

Showing Today at the Theater Tue, Mar 19

Showings by Calendar

Join our Email ListMake a DonationBecome a MemberPurchase a Gift CardLike us on FacebookFollow us on Twitter
Admission: $14.50 Adults, $11.00 Matinee Bargain Shows, $11.50 Seniors (62+), $11.00 Child (12 & under), Student and Military, $10.00 Avalon Members, $9.00 Seniors who are Avalon Members.
Same rates apply to Wednesday Signature Series programs unless otherwise noted. Weekend Family Matinees, Exhibition on Screen, NT Live and Special Event ticket prices vary; senior discounts may not be available for these programs.

charity navigator four star logo

Copyright © 2024 The Avalon Theatre Project, Inc. All rights reserved.
The Avalon Theatre Project, Inc. • 5612 Connecticut Avenue NW, Washington, DC 20015 • Box Office: (202) 966-3464
Website by Heather Cobb Design and Walt Irby

Your Internet browser is outdated and cannot run this website. Additionally, viewing other websites using this browser not only limits your experience, but also it exposes your computer to security risks. In order to view this site, and to protect your computer, please click to upgrade to a modern web browser of your choice:

Google Chrome or Mozilla Firefox

(Worry not– it's quick, safe and free, and you won't regret it!)

Skip to content