The movie Rear Window was filmed on an indoor set

[Nittersing]

The set design for Alfred Hitchcock's Rear Window is one of the most iconic in film history, serving as a single, self-contained location for nearly the entire story.

Built on a Paramount soundstage, this meticulously crafted Greenwich Village courtyard was one of the largest indoor sets ever made at the time. It included 31 fully furnished apartments, 12 of which were fully functional with working electricity, running water, and detailed interiors. The set had a Manhattan skyline plus intricate urban details like fire escapes, laundry lines, and shadowy alleys.



Another fun little tidbit: The soundtrack was all ambient sound emminating from the court yard.

[hlthe2b]

1. Well done..

Must have saved them a ton of $$$.

[bucolic_frolic]

2. I even see drip lines of dirt below the exterior window trim

[Sneederbunk]

3. Sequels of Front Window and Side Window never came to fruition.

[John1956PA]

4. Hitchcok's eye for cinematic lighting and colors was excellent.

By filming this movie indoors, he could control the hues and subtleties of the lighting. The result is spectacular.

[3Hotdogs]

5. The clothes lines .... When the clothes came in with a crisp smell from a fall or spring breeze.

The drier doesn't give any of that.

[La Coliniere]

6. I'll never forget the first time I saw this masterpiece.

I was probably 11 or 12 when I saw it on TV and thought it was the most suspenseful movie I’d ever seen. I loved Hitchcock at that time because of his TV series, but it was Rear Window which made me understand that Alfred Hitchcock movies were a cut above the rest.

[Bobstandard]

7. Imagine the sex!

Imagine how many folks had a chance to slip away into one of those apartments or other spaces to fool around. Humans being human, actors, actresses, production assistants, grips, ets, etc. The temptation and the opportunities must have been too great to pass up.