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Rear Window Directed by Alfred Hitchcock (1954) L.B. Jefferies was an adventurous, risk taking photographer until he was incapacitated by an accident that took place on a photo opportunity. Now, Jefferies is confined to his two room apartment, stricken with boredom, for six weeks. Confined to a wheelchair with his broken leg in a cast, he gazes out of his apartment’s rear window witnessing the daily lives of his colorful neighbors soap operaic events. The sweltering New York heat forces everyone to keep their windows open at the hopes of catching a cool breeze. Days go by and things seem to never change until one stormy night when he was abruptly awakened by loud thunder and a woman’s scream. This turned out to be the murder of his bed-ridden neighbor, Mrs. Lars. He witnessed the suspicious acts of the murder, Mr. Lars, and along with his companions he searches to find the truth. By the use of low lighting effects and obscure camera angels, Alfred Hitchcock succeeded by making the audience see through Jefferies ey