Rear Window

Rear Window (1998) is an American television movie directed by Jeff Bleckner. The teleplay by Larry Gross and Eric Overmyer is an updated adaptation of the classic 1954 feature film directed by Alfred Hitchcock, which was based on a short story by Cornell Woolrich. It was broadcast in the US by ABC on November 22, 1998. Quadriplegic Jason Kemp, a former architect who now uses a wheelchair, relieves the boredom of his daily existence by engaging i... More

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  • Nov 22, 1998

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PG (USA)

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  • 1 h 29 min

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Jeff Bleckner

Jeff Bleckner (born August 12, 1943) is an American theatre and television director. Born in Brooklyn, New York, Bleckner made his directorial debut off-Broadway with The Unseen Hand/Forensic and the Navigators, an evening of one-act plays by Sam Shepard, in 1970. He also directed three off...

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  • Feb 8, 2005

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  • 1 h 29 min

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Awards

Golden Globe Award for Best Performance by an Actor in a Mini-Series or Motion Picture Made for Television Nominees

Awards Won:

Year Award Award Winner Notes/Description
  • 1999
  • Role: Jason Kemp

Screen Actors Guild Award for Best Actor - Miniseries or Television Movie Winners

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