text: Originally released by Paramount Pictures , the film stars James Stewart as a photographer who spies on his neighbors while recuperating from a broken leg ; Grace Kelly as his girlfriend ; Thelma Ritter as his nurse ; Wendell Corey as a police detective ; and Raymond Burr as one of the neighbors .
simplified: It starred actors James Stewart , Grace Kelly , Wendell Corey , Thelma Ritter and Raymond Burr .