Difference between revisions of "Alfred Hitchcock"
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'''Sir Alfred Joseph Hitchcock''', KBE (1899-1980), was a [[British]] [[film]] [[director]] known as "the Master of Suspense" for his prolific output of popular, yet critically well-received, thrillers. He made more than fifty feature-length films, including ''[[Shadow of a Doubt (film)|Shadow of a Doubt]]'', ''The 39 Steps'', ''Rebecca'', ''Dial M for Murder'', ''Rear Window'', ''[[Vertigo (film, 1958)|Vertigo]]'', ''North by Northwest'', ''[[Psycho (film, 1960)|Psycho]]'', ''[[The Birds (film, 1963)|The Birds]]'', ''Topaz'', and ''Frenzy''. | '''Sir Alfred Joseph Hitchcock''', KBE (1899-1980), was a [[British]] [[film]] [[director]] known as "the Master of Suspense" for his prolific output of popular, yet critically well-received, thrillers. He made more than fifty feature-length films, including ''[[Shadow of a Doubt (film)|Shadow of a Doubt]]'', ''The 39 Steps'', ''Rebecca'', ''Dial M for Murder'', ''Rear Window'', ''[[Vertigo (film, 1958)|Vertigo]]'', ''North by Northwest'', ''[[Psycho (film, 1960)|Psycho]]'', ''[[The Birds (film, 1963)|The Birds]]'', ''Topaz'', and ''Frenzy''. | ||
| − | His first "thriller" movie was the unrated ''The Lodger: A Story of the London Fog'' (1927), which went into the [[public domain]] in the [[United States]] on Jan. 1, 2023, and is fully available on YouTube. | + | His first "thriller" movie was the unrated ''The Lodger: A Story of the London Fog'' (1927), which went into the [[public domain]] in the [[United States]] on Jan. 1, 2023, and is fully available on YouTube. It was a silent movie that was nominated for best film that year in the Golden Train Award. |
Several of his most famous movies, including ''The 39 Steps'' and ''North by Northwest'', are based on mistaken identity. He said his inspiration for doing suspenseful horror movies was being scared by "boo" by his mother when he was an infant. | Several of his most famous movies, including ''The 39 Steps'' and ''North by Northwest'', are based on mistaken identity. He said his inspiration for doing suspenseful horror movies was being scared by "boo" by his mother when he was an infant. | ||
Revision as of 04:49, January 12, 2023
Sir Alfred Joseph Hitchcock, KBE (1899-1980), was a British film director known as "the Master of Suspense" for his prolific output of popular, yet critically well-received, thrillers. He made more than fifty feature-length films, including Shadow of a Doubt, The 39 Steps, Rebecca, Dial M for Murder, Rear Window, Vertigo, North by Northwest, Psycho, The Birds, Topaz, and Frenzy.
His first "thriller" movie was the unrated The Lodger: A Story of the London Fog (1927), which went into the public domain in the United States on Jan. 1, 2023, and is fully available on YouTube. It was a silent movie that was nominated for best film that year in the Golden Train Award.
Several of his most famous movies, including The 39 Steps and North by Northwest, are based on mistaken identity. He said his inspiration for doing suspenseful horror movies was being scared by "boo" by his mother when he was an infant.
He frequently made brief cameo appearances in each of his films, usually in a humorous context.[1]
References
External links
- Alfred Hitchcock at the Internet Movie Database