Alfred Hitchcock

Alfred Hitchcock

Born: August 13, 1899
Died: April 29, 1980
in Leytonstone, London, England, UK
Sir Alfred Joseph Hitchcock, KBE (13 August 1899 – 29 April 1980), was an English director and producer. Labeled as the "Master of Suspense", he became known for thrillers, often combined with a dark sense of humor. After a successful career in his native country, Hitchcock moved to Hollywood in 1939. Over a career spanning more than half a century, Hitchcock fashioned for himself a distinctive and recognizable directorial style. He pioneered the use of a camera made to move in a way that mimics a person's gaze, forcing viewers to engage in a form of voyeurism. He framed shots to maximize anxiety, fear, or empathy, and used innovative film editing. His stories frequently feature fugitives on the run from the law alongside icy blonde female characters. Many of Hitchcock's films have twist endings and thrilling plots featuring depictions of violence, murder, and crime, although many of the mysteries function as decoys —or MacGuffins— meant only to serve thematic elements in the film and the extremely complex psychological examinations of the characters. Hitchcock's films also borrow many themes from psychoanalysis and feature strong sexual undertones. Through his cameo appearances in his own films, interviews, film trailers, and the television program Alfred Hitchcock Presents (1955-1965), he became a cultural icon.

Hitchcock is widely regarded as one of the most influential figures in the history of cinema. In 2002, Hitchcock was ranked 2nd behind Orson Welles in the critics' top ten poll in the list of The Greatest Directors of All Time compiled by the Sight & Sound magazine. Andrew Sarris in his influential book of film criticism The American Cinema: Directors and Directions 1929–1968 included him in the "pantheon" of the 14 greatest film directors who had worked in the United States.

Hitchcock's critically most acclaimed film is the psychological thriller film Vertigo (1958). Although being a mild failure upon its release, it has risen in popularity over the decades. In 2012 it even replaced Orson Welles' Citizen Kane as the greatest film ever made in the Sight & Sound critics' poll. Regarding visual style, Vertigo is often declared as Hitchcock's most perfect film. The use of color symbolism, meticulously composed shots, and the famous "Vertigo effect" (dolly zoom) continue to be studied and admired.

Hitchcock's most commercially successful and most famous film is Psycho (1960), which had a significant impact on the horror genre, especially the slasher film. Hitchcock was able to prove his skills with the mystery thriller film Rear Window (1954), to create suspense within a confined setting - primarily the protagonist's apartment. In this film, voyeurism, one of Hitchcock's favorite subjects, is an essential aspect.

Many of Hitchcock's spy films, most notably North by Northwest (1959) and Notorious (1946), had a major impact on the Mission: Impossible and James Bond series.

Movies for Alfred Hitchcock...

AFI Life Achievement Award: 50th Anniversary Special
Title: AFI Life Achievement Award: 50th Anniversary Special
Character: Self (archive footage)
Released: December 30, 2023
Type: Movie
TCM host Ben Mankiewicz hosts this 50th anniversary special, with archival footage from 50 years of tributes to various legends in film by the American Film Institute, which began its awards in 1973.
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Le Film Pro-Nazi d’Hitchcock
Title: Le Film Pro-Nazi d’Hitchcock
Character: Self (archive footage)
Released: September 8, 2023
Type: Movie
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My Name Is Alfred Hitchcock
Title: My Name Is Alfred Hitchcock
Character: Self (archive footage)
Released: July 21, 2023
Type: Movie
Directed by Mark Cousins, My Name is Alfred Hitchcock re-examines the vast filmography and legacy of one of the 20th century’s greatest filmmakers, Alfred Hitchcock, through a new lens: through the auteur’s own voice.
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Kim Novak: Hollywood's Golden Age Rebel
Title: Kim Novak: Hollywood's Golden Age Rebel
Character: Self (archive footage)
Released: March 5, 2023
Type: Movie
Kim Novak never dreamed on being a star, but she became one. Most famous for her enigmatic performance in Hitchcock’s Vertigo (1958), the Chicago-born actress never quite fitted into the Hollywood mould and wanted to do things her own way.
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Normandie ne partira pas ce soir
Title: Normandie ne partira pas ce soir
Released: September 1, 2021
Type: Movie
It was the world's largest, most beautiful and fastest cruise ship. Built in Saint Nazaire in 1932, the "Normandie" was the pride of France. But it took only a few hours, amidst the chaos of World War Two, for this dream of grandeur to lie broken in New York harbour.
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I Am Alfred Hitchcock
Title: I Am Alfred Hitchcock
Character: Self
Released: May 2, 2021
Type: Movie
Interviews and archival footage weave together to tell the story of the Master of Suspense, one of the most influential and studied filmmakers in the history of cinema.
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Her Name Was Grace Kelly
Title: Her Name Was Grace Kelly
Character: Self (archive footage)
Released: March 20, 2021
Type: Movie
Considered one of the most beautiful actresses of her time, Grace Kelly remains an icon today. Her life and career are well documented, from her work in Hollywood to her marriage to Prince Rainier and her tragic death in a car accident in 1982. But do we know the inside story? Who really was Grace Kelly?
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Tales of the Uncanny
Title: Tales of the Uncanny
Character: Self (archive footage)
Released: October 31, 2020
Type: Movie
A detailed look at the history of horror anthology films.
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Hitchcock Confidential
Title: Hitchcock Confidential
Character: Self
Released: June 24, 2019
Type: Movie
Alfred Hitchcock is known as a giant of movie making, a facetious master of suspense, obsessed with blond heroines in peril, with the reputation of being tyrannical towards his actors. But who knows the real Hitchcock? During his last public appearance, "Hitch" paid tribute to the wife, mother, co-writer, editor and partner of a lifetime that was Alma Reville Hitchcock. The two Hitchcock were inseparable, engineering the unquestionable masterpieces together. Their genuine collaboration never stopped from the day they met until the end of their lives. It's in light of this fusional relationship that this film will revisit and shed fresh light on the legend.
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Mais qui a tué Alfred Hitchcock?
Title: Mais qui a tué Alfred Hitchcock?
Character: Himself
Released: January 1, 2018
Type: Movie
Mais qui a tué Alfred Hitchcock? is a variation of Alfred Hitchcock's Cinématon hors collection directed by Gérard Courant on 14 May 1972 in Cannes (France), of which he has transformed the image frame.
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Hitch x 4
Title: Hitch x 4
Character: Himself
Released: January 1, 2018
Type: Movie
Hitch x 4 is a filmed portrait of Alfred Hitchcock which, in a screen divided into four equal parts, brings together Gérard Courant's special Cinematon of the master of suspense made on 14 May 1972 with three variations of the same Cinematon.
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78/52
Title: 78/52
Character: Self (archive footage)
Released: October 13, 2017
Type: Movie
The most famous murder scene in movie history comprises 78 camera settings and 52 cuts: the shower scene in Alfred Hitchcock's Psycho. 78/52 tells the story of the man behind the curtain and his greatest obsession.
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Dark Glamour: The Blood and Guts of Hammer Productions
Title: Dark Glamour: The Blood and Guts of Hammer Productions
Character: Self - Filmmaker (archive footage)
Released: August 6, 2017
Type: Movie
The greatness, fall and renaissance of Hammer, the flagship company of British popular cinema, mainly from 1955 to 1968. Tortured women and sadistic monsters populated oppressive scenarios in provocative productions that shocked censorship and disgusted critics but fascinated the public. Movies in which horror was shown in offensive colors: dreadful stories, told without prejudices, that offered fear, blood, sex and stunning performances.
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Harold and Lillian: A Hollywood Love Story
Title: Harold and Lillian: A Hollywood Love Story
Character: Self (archive footage)
Released: February 1, 2017
Type: Movie
Working largely uncredited in the Hollywood system, storyboard artist Harold and film researcher Lillian left an indelible mark on classics by Alfred Hitchcock, Steven Spielberg, Mel Brooks, Stanley Kubrick, Roman Polanski and many more.
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German Concentration Camps Factual Survey
Title: German Concentration Camps Factual Survey
Character: Self (archive footage)
Released: January 6, 2017
Type: Movie
On the 29th September 1945, the incomplete rough cut of a brilliant documentary about concentration camps was viewed at the MOI in London. For five months, Sidney Bernstein had led a small team – which included Stewart McAllister, Richard Crossman and Alfred Hitchcock – to complete the film from hours of shocking footage. Unfortunately, this ambitious Allied project to create a feature-length visual report that would damn the Nazi regime and shame the German people into acceptance of Allied occupation had missed its moment. Even in its incomplete form (available since 1984) the film was immensely powerful, generating an awed hush among audiences. But now, complete to six reels, this faithfully restored and definitive version produced by IWM, is being compared with Alain Resnais’ Night and Fog (1955).
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Hitchcock/Truffaut
Title: Hitchcock/Truffaut
Character: Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
Released: September 4, 2015
Type: Movie
Filmmakers discuss the legacy of Alfred Hitchcock and the book “Hitchcock/Truffaut” (“Le cinéma selon Hitchcock”), written by François Truffaut and published in 1966.
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Ingrid Bergman: In Her Own Words
Title: Ingrid Bergman: In Her Own Words
Character: Self (archive footage)
Released: August 27, 2015
Type: Movie
A personal and captivating account of the extraordinary life and work of Ingrid Bergman (1915-82), a young Swedish woman who became one of the most celebrated actresses in world cinema.
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Night Will Fall
Title: Night Will Fall
Character: Self (archive footage)
Released: June 7, 2014
Type: Movie
When Allied forces liberated the Nazi concentration camps in 1944-45, their terrible discoveries were recorded by army and newsreel cameramen, revealing for the first time the full horror of what had happened. Making use of British, Soviet and American footage, the Ministry of Information’s Sidney Bernstein (later founder of Granada Television) aimed to create a documentary that would provide lasting, undeniable evidence of the Nazis’ unspeakable crimes. He commissioned a wealth of British talent, including editor Stewart McAllister, writer and future cabinet minister Richard Crossman – and, as treatment advisor, his friend Alfred Hitchcock. Yet, despite initial support from the British and US Governments, the film was shelved, and only now, 70 years on, has it been restored and completed by Imperial War Museums under its original title "German Concentration Camps Factual Survey".
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Documenting John Grierson
Title: Documenting John Grierson
Released: February 28, 2014
Type: Movie
The life and work of the documentary pioneer.
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What Is Cinema?
Title: What Is Cinema?
Character: Self
Released: September 6, 2013
Type: Movie
Using the words and ideas of great filmmakers, from archival interviews with Alfred Hitchcock and Robert Bresson to new interviews with Mike Leigh, David Lynch, and Jonas Mekas, Oscar-winning filmmaker Chuck Workman shows what these filmmakers and others do that can't be expressed in words - but only in cinema.
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Title: Talking Pictures
Character: Self (archive footage)
Released: January 5, 2013
Type: TV
A look back at television appearances by legends of the silver screen, using archive footage to tell the story of their lives and careers.
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The Psycho Legacy
Title: The Psycho Legacy
Character: Self (archive footage)
Released: October 19, 2010
Type: Movie
The cast and crew of all four Psycho films recall their time working on the influential horror series, and modern masters of horror reminisce on what the movies stirred in them.
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Once Upon a Time... 'Notorious'
Title: Once Upon a Time... 'Notorious'
Character: Self (archive footage)
Released: June 29, 2009
Type: Movie
Documentary about the making of Alfred Hitchcock's 1946 film "Notorious."
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The Master's Touch: Hitchcock's Signature Style
Title: The Master's Touch: Hitchcock's Signature Style
Character: Self (archive footage)
Released: January 1, 2009
Type: Movie
Documentary that features interviews with Martin Scorsese, Curtis Hanson, Francis Lawrence, William Friedkin, Guillermo Del Toro, John Carpenter and others as they discuss the films and style of the Master of Suspense.
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In the Master's Shadow: Hitchcock's Legacy
Title: In the Master's Shadow: Hitchcock's Legacy
Character: Self (archive footage)
Released: October 7, 2008
Type: Movie
Films beget films. Filmmakers influence other filmmakers constantly. But the most influential filmmaker of all time is Alfred Hitchcock.
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Pure Cinema: Through the Eyes of Hitchcock
Title: Pure Cinema: Through the Eyes of Hitchcock
Character: Self (archive footage)
Released: October 7, 2008
Type: Movie
Alfred Hitchcock often referred to his style of film making as "pure cinema" — using camera movement, editing, music and sound to tell stories that would be impossible in any other medium. This in-depth documentary allows directors such as William Friedkin, Martin Scorsese and Guillermo del Toro to examine the power and mastery of Hitchcock's cinematic style.
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Breaking Barriers: The Sound of Hitchcock
Title: Breaking Barriers: The Sound of Hitchcock
Character: Self (archive footage)
Released: October 7, 2008
Type: Movie
The cry of gulls. The ticking of a clock. The clatter of a shower curtain, torn from its rod. In this workshop-like documentary, Academy Award-winning sound designers invite you to join them at their mix boards to investigate how Alfred Hitchcock employed sound design to tell his cinematic stories, whether making audience members leap from their seats in fright or crawl under them from excruciating suspense.
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The Pervert's Guide to Cinema
Title: The Pervert's Guide to Cinema
Character: Self - Filmmaker (archive footage)
Released: October 6, 2006
Type: Movie
A hilarious introduction, using as examples some of the best films ever made, to some of Slovenian philosopher and psychoanalyst Slavoj Žižek's most exciting ideas on personal subjectivity, fantasy and reality, desire and sexuality.
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Grace Kelly: Destiny of a Princess
Title: Grace Kelly: Destiny of a Princess
Character: Self - Filmmaker (archive footage)
Released: September 16, 2006
Type: Movie
In 1956, actress and Hollywood star Grace Kelly (1929-82), then at the height of her film career, unexpectedly dropped everything to marry Prince Rainier III of Monaco. Jinx, an American journalist and friend of the future princess, accompanied her on her journey to the wedding and covered the sensational event.
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The Making of 'Psycho'
Title: The Making of 'Psycho'
Character: Self (archive footage)
Released: October 26, 2005
Type: Movie
A retrospective on the entire movie, from start to finish. There are interviews with many of the principle cast and crew (including Janet Leigh and Joseph Stefano), who all talk openly and lovingly about entire process of making the film. The sessions with Janet Leigh are particularly involving, and she talks a great deal about shooting the now infamous shower scene.
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Alfred Hitchcock: The Early Years
Title: Alfred Hitchcock: The Early Years
Character: Self (audio archival footage)
Released: November 24, 2004
Type: Movie
Written and directed by Hitchcock historian Noël Simsolo, this 2004 French television documentary explores the earliest years of Alfred Hitchcock's film career, beginning with his success in the production of The Lodger (1926) and following the filmmaker through his transition to sound films and his early thrillers.
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Hitchcock and Dial M
Title: Hitchcock and Dial M
Character: Self (archive footage)
Released: October 31, 2004
Type: Movie
A retrospective look at the brilliance of Alfred Hitchcock's 'Dial M for Murder.'
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Alfred Hitchcock And To Catch A Thief:  An Appreciation
Title: Alfred Hitchcock And To Catch A Thief: An Appreciation
Character: Self - Archival Footage
Released: November 5, 2002
Type: Movie
A Tribute to Alfred Hitchcock . Features interviews with Hitchcock's daughter and granddaughter, plus Sylvette Baudrot about what the director was like off the set. Family anecdotes and the type of humor Hitch had as well as his favorite pastimes are discussed. Both the daughter and granddaughter describe visiting the the locations of To Catch A Thief as children during filming.
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Writing And Casting To Catch A Thief
Title: Writing And Casting To Catch A Thief
Character: Self - Archive Footage
Released: November 5, 2002
Type: Movie
Short interviews describing Hitchcock's efforts to produce the movie over many years, and his efforts to sign Cary Grant and Grace Kelly. Also discussed are script censorship issues with the Hays Office
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'The Trouble with Harry' Isn't Over
Title: 'The Trouble with Harry' Isn't Over
Character: Self (archive footage)
Released: March 6, 2001
Type: Movie
This is the featurette on the DVD of "The Trouble With Harry." It consists of interviews, clips of the film and stills from the making of the Hitchcock classic.
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Topaz: An Appreciation by Film Critic/Historian Leonard Maltin
Title: Topaz: An Appreciation by Film Critic/Historian Leonard Maltin
Character: Self (archive footage)
Released: March 6, 2001
Type: Movie
Film critic/historian Leonard Maltin talks about the making of, and his appreciation for, Alfred Hitchcock's Topaz (1969). He speaks of the difficulties with preview audiences in general and how they affected this film, and presents several deleted scenes not available before this.
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Plotting 'Family Plot'
Title: Plotting 'Family Plot'
Character: Self (archive footage)
Released: March 6, 2001
Type: Movie
Documentary about the making of Alfred Hitchcock's "Family Plot".
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'Rear Window' Ethics: Remembering and Restoring a Hitchcock Classic
Title: 'Rear Window' Ethics: Remembering and Restoring a Hitchcock Classic
Character: Self (archive footage)
Released: March 6, 2001
Type: Movie
A documentary about Alfred Hitchcock's classic 1954 film Rear Window.
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The Story of 'Frenzy'
Title: The Story of 'Frenzy'
Character: Self (archive footage)
Released: March 6, 2001
Type: Movie
Documentary about the making of Alfred Hitchcock's 'Frenzy'.
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'Torn Curtain' Rising
Title: 'Torn Curtain' Rising
Character: Self (archive footage)
Released: January 1, 2001
Type: Movie
A documentary about Alfred Hitchcock's 'Torn Curtain'.
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Destination Hitchcock: The Making of 'North by Northwest'
Title: Destination Hitchcock: The Making of 'North by Northwest'
Character: Self (archive footage)
Released: September 10, 2000
Type: Movie
Hosted by Eva Marie Saint, the film's leading lady, this 40-minute documentary of Alfred Hitchcock's only M-G-M film combines interviews (Martin Landau, Patricia Hitchcock, production designer Robert F. Boyle and screenwriter Ernest Lehman), movie clips and behind the scenes photos to make for a fascinating look at one of the silver screen's glowing gems. For fans of North by Northwest (1959) and Hitchcock aficionados, this is a must-see treat.
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The Trouble with 'Marnie'
Title: The Trouble with 'Marnie'
Character: Self (archive footage)
Released: May 30, 2000
Type: Movie
This hour long documentary on the making of Alfred Hitchcock's "Marnie" incorporates the usual melange of contemporary interviews with surviving participants and liberal helpings of film clips and production shots. It also presents a nice selection of script pages and memos as well. In the former category we find cast members 'Tippi' Hedren, Diane Baker, and Louise Latham, rejected screenwriters Joseph Stefano and Evan Hunter, final screenwriter Jay Presson Allen, daughter Pat Hitchcock O'Connell, production designer Robert Boyle, makeup artist Howard Smit, unit manager Hilton Green, Hitchcock historian Robin Wood, composer Bernard Herrmann biographer Steven C. Smith, and Hitchcock fan/filmmaker Peter Bogdanovich. An entertaining account of the film's production, the participants offer loads of valuable information and anecdotes. Highly enjoyable for Hitchcock fans and the film's growing number of admirers.
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All About 'The Birds'
Title: All About 'The Birds'
Character: Self (archive footage)
Released: May 28, 2000
Type: Movie
A wonderfully informative 80-minute documentary combining current interviews with archival materials and scenes from the film. Hitchcock's daughter Pat, production designer Robert Boyle, screenwriter Evan Hunter, matte artist Albert Whitlock's colleagues Syd Dutton and Bill Taylor, storyboard artist Harold Michelson, Hitchcock collaborator Hilton Green, actors Tippi Hedren, Veronica Cartwright and Rod Taylor, filmmaker Peter Bogdanovich, author Robin Wood, makeup artist Howard Smit, and composer Bernard Herrmann biographer Steven Smith all contribute valuable input to Hitchcock's memorable classic.
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The Making of 'The Man Who Knew Too Much'
Title: The Making of 'The Man Who Knew Too Much'
Character: Self (archive footage)
Released: April 1, 2000
Type: Movie
The making of Alfred Hitchcock's 1956 film 'The Man Who Knew Too Much'.
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Hitchcock: The Early Years
Title: Hitchcock: The Early Years
Character: Self (archive footage)
Released: October 7, 1999
Type: Movie
This documentary covers Hitchcock's early British career, up to his move to America in 1940.
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Monsieur Truffaut Meets Mr. Hitchcock
Title: Monsieur Truffaut Meets Mr. Hitchcock
Character: Self (archive footage)
Released: August 5, 1999
Type: Movie
When Francois Truffaut approached Alfred Hitchcock in 1962 with the idea of having a long conversation with him about his work and publishing this in book form, he didn't imagine that more than four years would pass before Le Cinéma selon Hitchcock finally appeared in 1966. Not only in France but all over the world, Truffaut's Hitchcock interview developed over the years into a standard bible of film literature. In 1983, three years after Hitchcock's death, Truffaut decided to expand his by now legendary book to include a concluding chapter and have it published as the "Edition définitive". This film describes the genesis of the "Hitchbook" and throws light on the strange friendship between two completely different men. The centrepieces are the extracts from the original sound recordings of the interview with the voices of Alfred Hitchcock, Francois Truffaut, and Helen Scott – recordings which have never been heard in public before.
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Hitchcock, Selznick and the End of Hollywood
Title: Hitchcock, Selznick and the End of Hollywood
Character: Self (archive footage)
Released: January 23, 1999
Type: Movie
Paying homage to two of Hollywood's central icons, the film creates an unparalleled portrait of two very different personalities amidst the demise of the studio system.
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Shirley Maclaine: Kicking Up Her Heels
Title: Shirley Maclaine: Kicking Up Her Heels
Character: Self (archive footage)
Released: May 19, 1996
Type: Movie
Shirley MacLaine was the product of a strict middle-class background from which she and her brother, the future actor Warren Beatty, escaped into the fantasy world of show-biz. Her ballet training and her long-legged pixie charm led to rapid success on Broadway in musical comedy. Inevitably, Hollywood called and by 1955 Shirley was cast in Hitchcock's "The Trouble With Harry." It wasn't too long before the fine dramatic roles also came to her opposite the most popular leading men of the time, like Fred MacMurray, Jack Lemmon, Frank Sinatra, Clint Eastwood and Robert Mitchum.
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The Universal Story
Title: The Universal Story
Character: Himself (archive footage)
Released: April 21, 1996
Type: Movie
Richard Dreyfuss hosts a celebration of the 80 year history of Universal Studios. Founded as IMP by Carl Leammle to oppose Edison's Motion Picture Tust, it soon grew under the leadership of 21 year old production head Irving Thalberg with classic silents from artists like John Ford, Erich Von Stroheim, and Lon Chaney and prospered further in the Sound Era under the leadership of Carl Leammle Jr. with such classics as "All Quiet on The Western Front," "Showboat," and the studio's signature monster franchises, "Frankenstein" and "Dracula."
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Ingrid Bergman Remembered
Title: Ingrid Bergman Remembered
Character: Self (archive footage)
Released: April 6, 1996
Type: Movie
Her name conjures up beauty, grace, talent and style. One of the greatest actresses of her time, she is best remembered for a natural and vulnerable persona which was so genuine and alluring. Her cinematic contributions produced such classics as "Casablanca," "Gaslight" and "Anastasia." But Ingrid's story goes deeper than the triumphs of her movie career.
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Title: Star Life
Character: Self
Released: August 4, 1990
Type: TV
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Title: Tales from the Crypt
Character: Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
Released: June 10, 1989
Type: TV
Cadaverous scream legend the Crypt Keeper is your macabre host for these forays of fright and fun based on the classic E.C. Comics tales from back in the day. So shamble up to the bar and pick your poison. Will it be an insane Santa on a personal slay ride? Honeymooners out to fulfill the "til death do we part" vow ASAP?
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Cary Grant: A Celebration of a Leading Man
Title: Cary Grant: A Celebration of a Leading Man
Character: Self (archive footage)
Released: June 5, 1988
Type: Movie
A retrospective of the life and career of actor Cary Grant, including clips from his films and interviews with his friends and co-workers.
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Gregory Peck: His Own Man
Title: Gregory Peck: His Own Man
Character: Self (archive footage)
Released: March 8, 1988
Type: Movie
Talented and enduring Academy Award-winning star, Gregory Peck, tells how it was when studios ruled and a shy boy from a broken family could rise to become a famous leading man. Unfashionably modest, Peck describes his fascinating journey from early theater roles, through his first films, to Hollywood’s elder statesman.
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Title: The New Alfred Hitchcock Presents
Released: September 29, 1985
Type: TV
The New Alfred Hitchcock Presents is an American anthology series that aired on NBC from 1985 to 1986, and on the USA Network from 1987 to 1989. The series is an updated re-imagining of the classic 1955 series Alfred Hitchcock Presents.
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Title: The New Alfred Hitchcock Presents
Character: Self - Host (archive footage)
Released: September 29, 1985
Type: TV
The New Alfred Hitchcock Presents is an American anthology series that aired on NBC from 1985 to 1986, and on the USA Network from 1987 to 1989. The series is an updated re-imagining of the classic 1955 series Alfred Hitchcock Presents.
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Memory of the Camps
Title: Memory of the Camps
Character: Self (uncredited archive footage)
Released: May 7, 1985
Type: Movie
In 1945, Allied troops invaded Germany and liberated Nazi death camps. They found unspeakable horrors which still haunt the world’s conscience. A film was made by British and American film crews who were with the troops liberating the camps. It was directed in part by Alfred Hitchcock and was broadcast for the first time in its entirety on PBS FRONTLINE in 1985.
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Terror in the Aisles
Title: Terror in the Aisles
Character: Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
Released: October 26, 1984
Type: Movie
A non-stop roller coaster ride through the scariest moments of the greatest terror films of all time.
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Family Plot
Title: Family Plot
Character: Silhouette at Office of Vital Statistics (uncredited)
Released: April 9, 1976
Type: Movie
Spiritualist Blanche Tyler and her cab-driving boyfriend encounter a pair of serial kidnappers while trailing a missing heir in California.
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Title: Spécial cinéma
Character: Self (archive footage)
Released: September 25, 1974
Type: TV
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Title: The Men Who Made the Movies
Character: Self
Released: November 4, 1973
Type: TV
Acclaimed profiles of eight great American film directors. Produced and directed by Richard Schickel and narrated by Cliff Robertson, with solid interviews and film clips, the series reviews the careers of Raoul Walsh, Frank Capra, Howard Hawks, King Vidor, George Cukor, William A. Wellman, Alfred Hitchcock and Vincente Minnelli.
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The Men Who Made the Movies: Alfred Hitchcock
Title: The Men Who Made the Movies: Alfred Hitchcock
Character: Himself
Released: January 1, 1973
Type: Movie
A look at Alfred Hitchcock's films. The Master of Suspense himself, who is interviewed extensively here, shares stories including his deep-seated fear of policemen, elaborates on the difference between shock and suspense, defines the meaning of "MacGuffin," and discusses his use of storyboarding in designing a film. Clips from many of his greatest films (including "North by Northwest", "Shadow of a Doubt", "The Birds", and the legendary shower scene from "Psycho") illustrate his points, often to Hitchcock's own voice-over observations, with narrator Cliff Robertson offering other critical insights.
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Masters Of Cinema - Alfred Hitchcock
Title: Masters Of Cinema - Alfred Hitchcock
Character: Self
Released: July 15, 1972
Type: Movie
Excerpted parts of interviews conducted by Pia Lindstrom (daughter of Hitchcock actress Ingrid Bergman) and William Everson for a 2 Part episode of the TV series Camera Three called The Illustrated Hitchcock. Subjects include working with actors, acting styles, techniques of suspense, casting choices and the making of various films
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The Illustrated Hitchcock
Title: The Illustrated Hitchcock
Character: Self
Released: July 15, 1972
Type: Movie
Film director Hitchcock discusses his life and career in long talks with Pia Lindstrom (newscaster and daughter of Hitchcock star Ingrid Berman) and with film historian William Everson. Excerpts from several films illustrate these interviews. Discussion topics include: what is fear?, method acting vs. film acting, the difference between the usual "Who Done It" mystery and what he considers to be real suspense. His choice of leading ladies and why (Bergman, Baxter, Kelly, Marie Saint, Leigh, etc.).
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Frenzy
Title: Frenzy
Character: Spectator at Opening Rally
Released: May 25, 1972
Type: Movie
After a serial killer strangles several women with a necktie, London police identify a suspect—but he claims vehemently to be the wrong man.
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Title: Midi trente
Character: Self (archive footage)
Released: March 6, 1972
Type: TV
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Title: V.I.P. Schaukel
Character: Self
Released: May 9, 1971
Type: TV
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Title: Samedi soir
Character: Self
Released: January 9, 1971
Type: TV
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Topaz
Title: Topaz
Character: Man in Wheelchair (uncredited)
Released: December 17, 1969
Type: Movie
Copenhagen, Denmark, 1962. When a high-ranking Soviet official decides to change sides, a French intelligence agent is caught up in a cold, silent and bloody spy war in which his own family will play a decisive role.
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Title: The Dick Cavett Show
Character: Self - Guest
Released: June 6, 1968
Type: TV
The Dick Cavett Show has been the title of several talk shows hosted by Dick Cavett on various television networks.
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The Movie Orgy
Title: The Movie Orgy
Character: Self (archive footage)
Released: January 1, 1968
Type: Movie
Clips from assorted television programs, B-movies, commercials, music performances, newsreels, bloopers, satirical short films and promotional and government films of the 1950s and 1960s are intercut together to tell a single story of various creatures and societal ills attacking American cities.
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Torn Curtain
Title: Torn Curtain
Character: Man in Hotel Lobby with Baby (uncredited)
Released: July 15, 1966
Type: Movie
During the Cold War, an American scientist appears to defect to East Germany as part of a cloak and dagger mission to find the formula for a resin solution, but the plan goes awry when his fiancee, unaware of his motivation, follows him across the border.
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Cinema: Alfred Hitchcock
Title: Cinema: Alfred Hitchcock
Character: Himself
Released: May 20, 1966
Type: Movie
A compilation of original footage from a program made for British television in which producer and broadcaster Mike Scott interviewed Alfred Hitchcock. During the interview, the director discuses his 'German experience', the state of the film industry at the time when he was gaining recognition, the construction and themes of some of his early films, etc. The interview was conducted in 1966.
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Marnie
Title: Marnie
Character: Man Leaving Hotel Room (uncredited)
Released: July 17, 1964
Type: Movie
Marnie is a thief, a liar, and a cheat. When her new boss, Mark Rutland, catches on to her routine kleptomania, she finds herself being blackmailed.
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A Talk with Hitchcock
Title: A Talk with Hitchcock
Character: Self
Released: February 21, 1964
Type: Movie
"Master of Suspense" Alfred Hitchcock speaks candidly in this one-on-one interview with director and host Fletcher Markle, filmed in 1964 for the television documentary series "Telescope." During the discussion, Hitchcock talks about his early career as a silent-film editor, offers his take on the building blocks of his works and relates his theories on the impact of horror films on society and human behavior.
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The Birds
Title: The Birds
Character: Pet Store Customer (uncredited)
Released: March 28, 1963
Type: Movie
Thousands of birds flock into a seaside town and terrorize the residents in a series of deadly attacks.
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To Catch a Butterfly
Title: To Catch a Butterfly
Character: Self - Host
Released: February 1, 1963
Type: Movie
A childless young couple are thrilled to relocate for the husband's new executive job, and especially happy with their new home. Is the next-door neighbor boy's cruelty to them just a youngster rebelling against his blue-collar, strict father? The husband's empathy for the boy drives a dangerous wedge into their marriage.
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Forecast: Low Clouds and Coastal Fog
Title: Forecast: Low Clouds and Coastal Fog
Character: Self - Host
Released: January 18, 1963
Type: Movie
A beautiful young newlywed is wary of her much-older husband's business trip leaving her alone in their beach house. A group of beach boys and a neighboring screenwriter provide her some company, unwanted by the husband. When a man knocks on her door at night asking for help, she turns him away, leading to tragic consequences.
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A Piece of the Action
Title: A Piece of the Action
Character: Self - Host
Released: September 20, 1962
Type: Movie
Duke Marsden is a compulsive gambler and is about to lose his wife because of it. She gives him an ultimatum to either give up poker or else she's gone. He agrees, but there's one last thing he has to do first.
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Title: The Alfred Hitchcock Hour
Character: Self - Host
Released: September 20, 1962
Type: TV
A continuation of the anthology series “Alfred Hitchcock Presents”, hosted by the master of suspense and featuring thrillers and mysteries.
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The Children of Alda Nuova
Title: The Children of Alda Nuova
Character: self - host
Released: June 5, 1962
Type: Movie
Frankie Fane is an American who has been in Rome for about six weeks and is starting to get bored. He hasn't picked up much of the language, and has visited most of the tourist sites in Rome itself. A fellow American suggests that he rent a car and visit some old ruins just a short drive from the city. When he gets there he finds the villagers unfriendly, and a large group of teenagers that constantly follow him around. He quickly realizes that he may be in trouble, but it may also be the case that he gets what he deserves.
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Alfred Hitchcock Presents: The Sorcerer's Apprentice
Title: Alfred Hitchcock Presents: The Sorcerer's Apprentice
Character: Self-Host
Released: January 1, 1962
Type: Movie
A magician takes a simple-minded runaway under his wing. But the magician's wife has a sinister idea for the easily manipulated young man.
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Hollywood: The Selznick Years
Title: Hollywood: The Selznick Years
Character: Self (uncredited)
Released: December 31, 1961
Type: Movie
Henry Fonda hosts this retrospective on the career and films of iconic filmmaker David O. Selznick, who epitomized the era of the auteur producer in the 30s and 40s.
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Psycho
Title: Psycho
Character: Man Outside Office (uncredited)
Released: June 22, 1960
Type: Movie
When larcenous real estate clerk Marion Crane goes on the lam with a wad of cash and hopes of starting a new life, she ends up at the notorious Bates Motel, where manager Norman Bates cares for his housebound mother.
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North by Northwest
Title: North by Northwest
Character: Man Who Misses Bus (uncredited)
Released: July 8, 1959
Type: Movie
Advertising man Roger Thornhill is mistaken for a spy, triggering a deadly cross-country chase.
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Vertigo
Title: Vertigo
Character: Man Walking Past Elster's Office (uncredited)
Released: May 28, 1958
Type: Movie
A retired San Francisco detective suffering from acrophobia investigates the strange activities of an old friend's wife, all the while becoming dangerously obsessed with her.
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The Wrong Man
Title: The Wrong Man
Character: Prologue Narrator (voice) (uncredited)
Released: December 22, 1956
Type: Movie
In 1953, an innocent man named Christopher Emmanuel "Manny" Balestrero is arrested after being mistaken for an armed robber.
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The Man Who Knew Too Much
Title: The Man Who Knew Too Much
Character: Man in Marrakesh Marketplace (uncredited)
Released: May 16, 1956
Type: Movie
A couple vacationing in Morocco with their young son accidentally stumble upon an assassination plot. When the child is kidnapped to ensure their silence, they have to take matters into their own hands to save him.
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Title: Cinépanorama
Character: Self
Released: February 4, 1956
Type: TV
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The Trouble with Harry
Title: The Trouble with Harry
Character: Passer-by (uncredited)
Released: October 3, 1955
Type: Movie
When a local man's corpse appears on a nearby hillside, no one is quite sure what happened to him. Many of the town's residents secretly wonder if they are responsible, including the man's ex-wife, Jennifer, and Capt. Albert Wiles, a retired seaman who was hunting in the woods where the body was found. As the no-nonsense sheriff gets involved and local artist Sam Marlowe offers his help, the community slowly unravels the mystery.
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Title: Alfred Hitchcock Presents
Character: Self - Interviewee
Released: October 2, 1955
Type: TV
A television anthology series hosted by Alfred Hitchcock featuring dramas, thrillers, and mysteries.
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Title: Alfred Hitchcock Presents
Character: Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
Released: October 2, 1955
Type: TV
A television anthology series hosted by Alfred Hitchcock featuring dramas, thrillers, and mysteries.
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Title: Alfred Hitchcock Presents
Character: Self - Host
Released: October 2, 1955
Type: TV
A television anthology series hosted by Alfred Hitchcock featuring dramas, thrillers, and mysteries.
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Title: Alfred Hitchcock Presents
Character: Self (archive footage)
Released: October 2, 1955
Type: TV
A television anthology series hosted by Alfred Hitchcock featuring dramas, thrillers, and mysteries.
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To Catch a Thief
Title: To Catch a Thief
Character: Man Sitting Next to John Robie on Bus (uncredited)
Released: August 3, 1955
Type: Movie
An ex-thief is accused of enacting a new crime spree, so to clear his name he sets off to catch the new thief, who’s imitating his signature style.
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Rear Window
Title: Rear Window
Character: Clock-Winder in Songwriter's Apartment (uncredited)
Released: August 1, 1954
Type: Movie
A wheelchair-bound photographer spies on his neighbors from his apartment window and becomes convinced one of them has committed murder.
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Dial M for Murder
Title: Dial M for Murder
Character: Man Sitting at a Table (uncredited)
Released: May 29, 1954
Type: Movie
An ex-tennis pro carries out a plot to have his wealthy wife murdered after discovering she is having an affair, and assumes she will soon leave him for the other man anyway.
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Title: The Oscars
Character: Self
Released: March 19, 1953
Type: TV
An annual American awards ceremony honoring cinematic achievements in the film industry. The various category winners are awarded a copy of a statuette, officially the Academy Award of Merit, that is better known by its nickname Oscar.
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I Confess
Title: I Confess
Character: Man Crossing the Top of Long Staircase (uncredited)
Released: February 18, 1953
Type: Movie
Unable, due to the seal of the confessional, to be forthcoming with information that would serve to clear himself during a murder investigation, a priest becomes the prime suspect.
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Strangers on a Train
Title: Strangers on a Train
Character: Man Boarding Train Carrying a Double Bass (uncredited)
Released: June 27, 1951
Type: Movie
Two strangers meet on a train. They’ve never met before. Both of whom have someone they’d like to murder. So, they swap murders. A psychopath shares this concept with tennis star Guy Haines, whose wife refuses to get a divorce. He agrees, thinking it is a joke. But now his wife is dead, Haines finds himself a prime suspect and the man wants Guy to kill his father.
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Title: Lux Video Theatre
Character: Self
Released: October 2, 1950
Type: TV
Lux Video Theatre is an American anthology series that was produced from 1950 until 1959. The series presented both comedy and drama in original teleplays, as well as abridged adaptations of films and plays.
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Stage Fright
Title: Stage Fright
Character: Man Staring at Eve on Street (uncredited)
Released: February 23, 1950
Type: Movie
A struggling actress tries to help a friend prove his innocence when he's accused of murdering the husband of a high-society entertainer.
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Title: What's My Line?
Character: Self - Mystery Guest
Released: February 2, 1950
Type: TV
Four panelists must determine guests' occupations - and, in the case of famous guests, while blindfolded, their identity - by asking only "yes" or "no" questions.
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Under Capricorn
Title: Under Capricorn
Character: Man at Governor's Reception (uncredited)
Released: September 8, 1949
Type: Movie
A native Briton banished to Australia for murder, and his wife, Henrietta, the disturbed sister of the man he was convicted on killing, set out to help her conquer her demons and return her life to normal.
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Rope
Title: Rope
Character: Man Walking in Street After Opening Credits (uncredited)
Released: March 11, 1948
Type: Movie
Two men murder a man in cold blood for the thrill and invite his parents over for a celebration to prove they have committed the perfect crime, but they also have to deal with their former schoolmaster, who becomes suspicious.
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Notorious
Title: Notorious
Character: Man Drinking Champagne at Party
Released: August 21, 1946
Type: Movie
In order to help bring Nazis to justice, U.S. government agent T.R. Devlin recruits Alicia Huberman, the American daughter of a convicted German war criminal, as a spy. As they begin to fall for one another, Alicia is instructed to win the affections of Alexander Sebastian, a Nazi hiding out in Brazil. When Sebastian becomes serious about his relationship with Alicia, the stakes get higher, and Devlin must watch her slip further undercover.
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Spellbound
Title: Spellbound
Character: Man Leaving Elevator (uncredited)
Released: November 8, 1945
Type: Movie
When Dr. Anthony Edwardes arrives at a Vermont mental hospital to replace the outgoing hospital director, Dr. Constance Peterson, a psychoanalyst, discovers Edwardes is actually an impostor. The man confesses that the real Dr. Edwardes is dead and fears he may have killed him, but cannot recall anything. Dr. Peterson, however is convinced his impostor is innocent of the man's murder, and joins him on a quest to unravel his amnesia through psychoanalysis.
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Show-Business at War
Title: Show-Business at War
Character: Self
Released: May 21, 1943
Type: Movie
A multi-studio effort to show the newsreel audience the progress of the Hollywood war effort.
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Shadow of a Doubt
Title: Shadow of a Doubt
Character: Man on Train Playing Cards (uncredited)
Released: January 15, 1943
Type: Movie
Just when Charlotte ‘Charlie’ Newton, is feeling especially frustrated by the lack of excitement in her small town in California, she receives wonderful news: Her uncle and namesake, Charlie Oakley, is coming to visit. However, as secrets about him come to the fore, Charlotte’s admiration turns into suspicion.
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Saboteur
Title: Saboteur
Character: Man in Front of New York Drugstore (uncredited)
Released: April 24, 1942
Type: Movie
Aircraft factory worker Barry Kane flees across the United States after he is wrongly accused of starting the fire that killed his best friend.
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Suspicion
Title: Suspicion
Character: Man Mailing Letter (uncredited)
Released: November 14, 1941
Type: Movie
Wealthy, sheltered Lina McLaidlaw is swept off her feet by charming ne'er-do-well Johnnie Aysgarth. Though warned that Johnnie is little more than a fortune hunter, Lina marries him anyway and remains loyal to her irresponsible husband as he plows his way from one disreputable business scheme to another. Gradually Lina comes to the conclusion that Johnnie intends to kill her in order to collect her inheritance.
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Mr. & Mrs. Smith
Title: Mr. & Mrs. Smith
Character: Man Passing David Smith on Street (uncredited)
Released: January 31, 1941
Type: Movie
Happily married for three years, Ann and David Smith live in New York. One morning Ann asks David if he had to do it over again, would he marry her? To her shock, he answers, "No". Later that day, they separately discover that, due to a legal complication, they are not legally married.
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Foreign Correspondent
Title: Foreign Correspondent
Character: Man with Newspaper on Street (uncredited)
Released: August 16, 1940
Type: Movie
American crime reporter John Jones is reassigned to Europe as a foreign correspondent to cover the imminent war. When he walks into the middle of an assassination and stumbles on a spy ring, he seeks help from a beautiful politician’s daughter and an urbane English journalist to uncover the truth.
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Rebecca
Title: Rebecca
Character: Man Outside Phone Booth (uncredited)
Released: March 23, 1940
Type: Movie
Story of a young woman who marries a fascinating widower only to find out that she must live in the shadow of his former wife, Rebecca, who died mysteriously several years earlier. The young wife must come to grips with the terrible secret of her handsome, cold husband, Max De Winter. She must also deal with the jealous, obsessed Mrs. Danvers, the housekeeper, who will not accept her as the mistress of the house.
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The Lady Vanishes
Title: The Lady Vanishes
Character: Man in London Railway Station (uncredited)
Released: October 7, 1938
Type: Movie
On a train headed for England a group of travelers is delayed by an avalanche. Holed up in a hotel in a fictional European country, young Iris befriends elderly Miss Froy. When the train resumes, Iris suffers a bout of unconsciousness and wakes to find the old woman has disappeared. The other passengers ominously deny Miss Froy ever existed, so Iris begins to investigate with another traveler and, as the pair sleuth, romantic sparks fly.
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Young and Innocent
Title: Young and Innocent
Character: Photographer Outside Courthouse (uncredited)
Released: November 1, 1937
Type: Movie
Robert Tisdall finds on the beach the corpse of a woman he knew. Others wrongly conclude that he is the murderer. Fleeing, he desperately attempts to prove that he is not the killer. A young woman becomes embroiled in the effort.
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Sabotage
Title: Sabotage
Character: Man Walking Past the Cinema as the Light Is Renewed
Released: January 8, 1937
Type: Movie
Karl Anton Verloc and his wife own a small cinema in a quiet London suburb where they live seemingly happily. But Mrs. Verloc does not know that her husband has a secret that will affect their relationship and threaten her teenage brother's life.
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The 39 Steps
Title: The 39 Steps
Character: Man Walking Past Bus (uncredited)
Released: June 6, 1935
Type: Movie
Richard Hanney has a rude awakening when a glamorous female spy falls into his bed - with a knife in her back. Having a bit of trouble explaining it all to Scotland Yard, he heads for the hills of Scotland to try to clear his name by locating the spy ring known as The 39 Steps.
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The Man Who Knew Too Much
Title: The Man Who Knew Too Much
Character: Man in Raincoat Passing Bus (uncredited)
Released: December 1, 1934
Type: Movie
While vacationing in St. Moritz, a British couple receive a clue to an imminent assassination attempt, only to learn that their daughter has been kidnapped to keep them quiet.
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Murder!
Title: Murder!
Character: Man on Street (uncredited)
Released: July 31, 1930
Type: Movie
When a woman is convicted of murder, one of the jurors selected to serve on the murder-trial jury believes the accused, an aspiring actress, is innocent of the crime and takes it upon himself to apprehend the real killer.
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Blackmail
Title: Blackmail
Character: Man on Subway (uncredited)
Released: July 28, 1929
Type: Movie
London, 1929. Frank Webber, a very busy Scotland Yard detective, seems to be more interested in his work than in Alice White, his girlfriend. Feeling herself ignored, Alice agrees to go out with an elegant and well-mannered artist who invites her to visit his fancy apartment.
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Sound Test for Blackmail
Title: Sound Test for Blackmail
Character: Self (uncredited)
Released: January 1, 1929
Type: Movie
The short sequence, photographed by Jack E Cox, has Hitchcock trying his best to embarrass the film's Czech lead Anny Ondra, who ends up giggling and turning her back to the camera...
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Easy Virtue
Title: Easy Virtue
Character: Man with Stick Near Tennis Court (uncredited)
Released: March 5, 1928
Type: Movie
Larita Filton is named as correspondent in a scandalous divorce case. She escapes to France to rebuild her life where she meets John Whittaker. They are later married, but John's well-to-do family finds out Larita's secret.
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The Ring
Title: The Ring
Character: Man-Dipping Attraction Worker (uncredited)
Released: October 1, 1927
Type: Movie
Both Jack Sander and Bob Corby are boxers in love with Mabel. Jack and Mabel wed, but their marriage is flat. The young wife looks to Bob for comfort.
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The Lodger: A Story of the London Fog
Title: The Lodger: A Story of the London Fog
Character: Man in Newspaper Office (uncredited)
Released: February 14, 1927
Type: Movie
London. A mysterious serial killer brutally murders young blond women by stalking them in the night fog. One foggy, sinister night, a young man who claims his name is Jonathan Drew arrives at the guest house run by the Bunting family and rents a room.
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Title: Alfred Hitchcock Presents: The Sorcerer's Apprentice
Character: Self-Host
Released: December 31, 1969
Type: TV
A magician takes a simple-minded runaway under his wing. But the magician's wife has a sinister idea for the easily manipulated young man.