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Rebecca by Daphne du Maurier/Rebecca (1940)


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In the first half of the episode, we discuss Daphne DuMaurier's 1938 Gothic novel, Rebecca. In the second half of the episode, we discuss the 1940 film adaptation, directed by Alfred Hitchcock and produced by David O. Selznick.

The following sources were consulted for this episode:

  • Manderley Forever by Tatiana de Rosnay
  • No Bed of Roses by Joan Fontaine
  • Rebecca -- Criterion Collection DVD -- Special features
  • Daphne du Maurier, Suspense Writer Extraordinaire
  • Daphne Du Maurier Plagiarism lawsuit article
  • AFI Catalog
  • IMDb

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