Rebecca (1997 TV series)

Rebecca
Cover of the UK DVD release
Based onRebecca
by Daphne du Maurier
Written byArthur Hopcraft
Directed byJim O'Brien
StarringCharles Dance
Emilia Fox
Diana Rigg
ComposerChristopher Gunning
Country of originUnited Kingdom
Germany
Original languageEnglish
No. of series1
No. of episodes2
Production
Executive producersTim Buxton
Jonathan Powell
Rebecca Eaton
Rikolt von Gagern
ProducerHilary Heath
CinematographyRex Maidment
EditorMichael Parker
Running time178 minutes
Production companiesCarlton Television
Portman Productions in association with WGBH
Tele München
Original release
NetworkITV (UK)
PBS (U.S.)
Release5 January (1997-01-05) –
6 January 1997 (1997-01-06)
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Rebecca is a 1997 British-German television drama directed by Jim O'Brien. The teleplay by Arthur Hopcraft is based on the 1938 novel of the same name by Daphne du Maurier. The serial was filmed for Carlton Television by Portman Productions in association with WGBH and Tele München.

Broadcast in the United Kingdom on 5 and 6 January 1997 on ITV,[1] in the United States it was broadcast on 13 and 20 April of the same year on PBS, as part of Masterpiece Theatre.[2][3]

  1. ^ "Programmes to look out for on UK TV (4-10 Jan 1997)".
  2. ^ Rosenberg, Howard (11 April 1997). "Rebecca: A Dazzlingly Dark Visit to Manderley". Los Angeles Times.
  3. ^ Lyall, Sarah (13 April 1997). "Ghosts Abounding: Rebecca and Rebecca". The New York Times.