One of the greatest movie thrillers of all time is on BBC Two this weekend | Films | Entertainment

Back in 1954, Alfred Hitchcock directed James Stewart and Grace Kelly in Rear Window.

The four-time Oscar-nominated film was shot almost entirely from the point-of-view outside the window.

Stewart stars as a newspaper photographer with a fractured leg who spends his recovery watching his neighbours out the window.

That is, until one day he witnesses a murder and decides to solve the crime without getting killed himself.

Rear Window is widely considered not only one of Hitchcock’s best films but also one of the greatest movies ever made.

The film was shot entirely at Paramount Pictures and according to Stewart: “Everybody just sat around and waited for [Grace] to come in the morning, so we could just look at her. She was kind to everybody, so considerate, just great, and so beautiful.”

The 46-year-old also praised his 25-year-old co-star’s instinctive acting talent and her “complete understanding of the way motion picture acting is carried out.”

Hitchcock enjoyed working with his leading man, compared to the “fussy and demanding” Cary Grant as he found Stewart to be easy to get on with and a hard-working performer.

Rear Window is on BBC Two at 2:10pm this Sunday and will be on BBC iPlayer afterwards for a limited time only.