Photographer LB "Jeff" Jeffries (James Stewart) is, in fact, a voyeur by trade, a professional photographer sidelined by an accident while on assignment. His immersion in the human drama (and comedy) visible from his window is a by-product of boredom, underlined by the disapproval of his girlfriend, Lisa (Grace Kelly), and a wisecracking visiting nurse (Thelma Ritter). Yet when the invalid wife of Lars Thorwald (Raymond Burr) disappears, Jeff enlists the two women to help him to determine whether she's really left town, as Thorwald insists, or been murdered.

Hitchcock scholar Donald Spoto convincingly argues that the crime at the centre of this mystery ...
Possibly Alfred's greatest achievement, 2010-08-12
His pioneering of suspense is pretty self-evident in his motion picture "Rear Window".

James Stewart portrays "Jeff", a photographer who is stuck in a wheel-chair temporarily. He does have a pretty good lifestyle, as well as having a relationship with his girlfriend, who he thinks is too perfect, believing that she wants to settle down sooner than later. You can tell that the man is too busy minded - So much so, that he obsesses on the outside world from his Rear Window in his own apartment (The perspective shots are displayed brilliantly, how we see that there's nothing this man could literally do, but look at dramatic issues taken place outside his house). Initially, I did not know this movie was going to be as good as I anticipated. When Jeff realizes that a man on one of the other floors possibly killed his wife, he becomes suspicious... A lot. He suspects of horrific activity when he sees implications (the fact he goes outside doing supposed business, carrying knifes etc.). For the time, Alfred obviously took visuals seriously, as perspective shots are very prominent - When Jeff is oblivious to the antics that we are shown whilst he's sleeping and we're aware things are going on. This is a conveyance of the suspense that tackles this story vastly, but for it's time, and I'm not saying it's out-dated (Probably better than the suspense of the current, actually), but yes, it is very good in that respect. Also, there is actually no musical score in the movie, and actually music playing from other apartments. But nevertheless, I never realized or recognised that, actually. Pretty intriguing, if I do say so myself

The overall feeling for me about this movie, is how amazing and how involved emotionally we feel in this story. We understand slightly what's going on, but how it overall coincides spectacularly. The interactions between Jeff and his girlfriend are brilliant, then how she suspects of the salesman doing things that are up to no good. Then... things take a toll when we realize solely of what's going on
I think that the genre of romance and thriller, coming together simultaneously is really well done in this movie.

I recommend it highly. I guarantee that nobody will be disappointed, specifically for the fans of Alfred Hitchcock of course. Also, how thrillers such as this one grew really big, as showing in this movie. Nothing is incomplete or inconsistent and totally runs smoothly.