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Screenwriter John Michael Hayes on 'Rear Window'
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Screenwriter John Michael Hayes on 'Rear Window'

2001-03-06 · 14 min · ★ 7.4

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Screenwriter John Michael Hayes reminisces about his partnership with Alfred Hitchcock during the making of the classic 1954 film Rear Window.

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Laurent Bouzereau
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Universal Studios Home Video
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United States of America
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John Michael HayesJohn Michael HayesSelf

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