After the death of his beautifl wife, Rebecca, Maxim de Winter goes to Monte Carlo to forget the past. There he marries a quiet and ordinary young woman who is very different from his wife. Maxim takes her back to England - to Manderley, his lovely country house.
At Manderley Rebecca is still in everyone`s thoughts - indicluding Maxim`s - and the new Mrs de Winter begins to feel that she will never be able to equal Rebecca. Then one day a discovery is made - and the young Mrs de Winter begins to understand why Rebecca is still so important to all those at Manderley.