stackyFACTSFor his masterpiece 'Rear Window', Alfred Hitchcock constructed an impossibly massive, fully operational apartment courtyard directly inside a soundstage. The intricate set featured working plumbing, real electricity, and 31 individual apartments built exactly to scale.
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