96. Daphne du Maurier's Rebecca

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We're finally getting to one of our most requested episodes: Daphne du Maurier's romantic thriller Rebecca! This episode is truly putting the perish in Adapt or Perish.

In this episode we discuss:

  • Daphne du Maurier's original 1938 novel
  • The 1940 movie directed by Alfred Hitchcock, written by Robert E. Sherwood, Joan Harrison, Philip MacDonald, and Michael Hogan, and starring Joan Fontaine, Laurence Olivier, and Judith Anderson
  • The 1979 miniseries directed by Simon Langton, written by Hugh Whitemore, and starring Joanna David, Jeremy Brett, and Anna Massey
  • The 1997 miniseries directed by Jim O'Brien, written by Arthur Hopcraft, and starring Emilia Fox, Charles Dance, and Diana Rigg
  • The 2020 movie directed by Ben Wheatley, written by Jane Goldman, Joe Shrapnel, and Anna Waterhouse, and starring Lily James, Armie Hammer, and Kristin Scott Thomas

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