Directed by Alfred Hitchcock, A wheelchair bound photographer spies on his neighbours from his apartment window and becomes convinced one of them has committed murder. Jeffries breaks his leg while getting an action shot at an auto race. Confined to his New York apartment, he spends his time looking out of the rear window observing the neighbors. He begins to suspect that a man across the courtyard may have murdered his wife. Jeff enlists the help of his girlfriend Lisa and his visiting nurse Stella to investigate.
