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Alfred Hitchcock
Born · August 13, 1899
Died · April 29, 1980 (80 years old)
Known For: Directing
Place of Birth: Leytonstone, London, England, UK
Bio
Sir Alfred Joseph Hitchcock, KBE (August 13, 1899 – April 29, 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.
Hitchcock's Pro-Nazi Film?
Self (archive footage)
6.0
2023
My Name Is Alfred Hitchcock
Self (archive footage)
6.9
2023
Kim Novak: Hollywood's Golden Age Rebel
Self (archive footage)
6.9
2023
Grace Kelly – Hollywoods tragische Prinzessin
Self (archive footage)
0.0
2022
Normandie ne partira pas ce soir
7.0
2021
I Am Alfred Hitchcock
Self
6.9
2021
Her Name Was Grace Kelly
Self (archive footage)
6.7
2021
Tales of the Uncanny
Self (archive footage)
7.1
2020
When Hitchcock Met O'Casey
Self (archive footage)
0.0
2019
When Hitchcock met O'Casey
Self (archive footage)
0.0
2019
Hitchcock Confidential
Self (archive footage)
8.0
2019
Mais qui a tué Alfred Hitchcock?
Himself
0.0
2018
Hitch x 4
Himself
0.0
2018
78/52
Self (archive footage)
7.2
2017
Dark Glamour: The Blood and Guts of Hammer Productions
Self - Filmmaker (archive footage)
6.0
2017
Harold and Lillian: A Hollywood Love Story
Self (archive footage)
6.8
2017
German Concentration Camps Factual Survey
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7.3
2017
Hitchcock/Truffaut
Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
7.3
2015
Ingrid Bergman: In Her Own Words
Self (archive footage)
7.2
2015
Night Will Fall
Self (archive footage)
7.6
2014
Documenting John Grierson
0.0
2014
What Is Cinema?
Self
6.4
2013
The Psycho Legacy
Self (archive footage)
7.0
2010
The Master's Touch: Hitchcock's Signature Style
Self (archive footage)
6.8
2009
Once Upon a Time... 'Notorious'
Self (archive footage)
0.0
2009
Pure Cinema: Through the Eyes of Hitchcock
Self (archive footage)
0.0
2008
Breaking Barriers: The Sound of Hitchcock
Self (archive footage)
0.0
2008
In the Master's Shadow: Hitchcock's Legacy
Self (archive footage)
7.0
2008
The Pervert's Guide to Cinema
Self - Filmmaker (archive footage)
7.3
2006
Grace Kelly: Destiny of a Princess
Self - Filmmaker (archive footage)
7.2
2006
The Making of 'Psycho'
Self (archive footage)
7.5
2005
Alfred Hitchcock: The Early Years
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6.0
2004
Hitchcock and Dial M
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6.5
2004
Alfred Hitchcock And To Catch A Thief: An Appreciation
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0.0
2002
Writing And Casting To Catch A Thief
Self (archive footage)
0.0
2002
Topaz: An Appreciation by Film Critic/Historian Leonard Maltin
Self (archive footage)
6.2
2001
Plotting 'Family Plot'
Self (archive footage)
6.2
2001
'Rear Window' Ethics: Remembering and Restoring a Hitchcock Classic
Self (archive footage)
7.3
2001
'The Trouble with Harry' Isn't Over
Self (archive footage)
7.0
2001
The Story of 'Frenzy'
Self (archive footage)
5.0
2001
Destination Hitchcock: The Making of 'North by Northwest'
Self (archive footage)
6.7
2000
The Trouble with 'Marnie'
Self (archive footage)
7.4
2000
All About 'The Birds'
Self (archive footage)
7.2
2000
The Making of 'The Man Who Knew Too Much'
Self (archive footage)
6.5
2000
Hitchcock: The Early Years
Self (archive footage)
6.3
1999
Monsieur Truffaut Meets Mr. Hitchcock
Self (archive footage)
6.5
1999
Hitchcock, Selznick and the End of Hollywood
Self (archive footage)
7.6
1999
Shirley Maclaine: Kicking Up Her Heels
Self (archive footage)
6.2
1996
The Universal Story
Self (archive footage)
7.7
1996
Ingrid Bergman Remembered
Self (archive footage)
6.7
1996
Cary Grant: A Celebration of a Leading Man
Self (archive footage)
7.0
1988
Gregory Peck: His Own Man
Self (archive footage)
6.7
1988
Memory of the Camps
Self (uncredited archive footage)
0.0
1985
Terror in the Aisles
Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
6.2
1984
Family Plot
Silhouette at Office of Vital Statistics (uncredited)
6.7
1976
The Men Who Made the Movies: Alfred Hitchcock
Himself
6.4
1973
The Illustrated Hitchcock
Self
10.0
1972
Masters Of Cinema - Alfred Hitchcock
Self
0.0
1972
Frenzy
Spectator at Opening Rally (uncredited)
7.1
1972
Hitchcock at the N.F.T.
Self
7.0
1969
Topaz
Man in Wheelchair (uncredited)
6.0
1969
The Movie Orgy
Self (archive footage)
6.5
1968
Mondo Hollywood
5.3
1967
Torn Curtain
Man in Hotel Lobby with Baby (uncredited)
6.6
1966
Cinema: Alfred Hitchcock
Himself
0.0
1966
Marnie
Man Leaving Hotel Room (uncredited)
7.1
1964
A Talk with Hitchcock
Self
6.5
1964
The Birds
Pet Store Customer (uncredited)
7.5
1963
The Children of Alda Nuova
self - host
7.0
1962
Hollywood: The Selznick Years
Self (uncredited)
3.3
1961
Psycho
Man Outside Office (uncredited)
8.4
1960
North by Northwest
Man Who Misses Bus (uncredited)
8.0
1959
Vertigo
Man Walking Past Elster's Office (uncredited)
8.2
1958
The Wrong Man
Prologue Narrator (voice) (uncredited)
7.1
1956
The Man Who Knew Too Much
Man in Marrakesh Marketplace (uncredited)
7.5
1956
The Trouble with Harry
Passer-by (uncredited)
7.0
1955
To Catch a Thief
Man Sitting Next to John Robie on Bus (uncredited)
7.3
1955
Rear Window
Clock-Winder in Songwriter's Apartment (uncredited)
8.3
1954
Dial M for Murder
Banquet Member (uncredited)
8.0
1954
I Confess
Man Crossing the Top of Long Staircase (uncredited)
7.1
1953
Strangers on a Train
Man Boarding Train Carrying a Double Bass (uncredited)
7.7
1951
Stage Fright
Man Staring at Eve on Street (uncredited)
6.8
1950
Under Capricorn
Man at Governor's Reception (uncredited)
6.1
1949
Rope
Man Walking in Street After Opening Credits (uncredited)
7.9
1948
Notorious
Man Drinking Champagne at Party (uncredited)
7.7
1946
Spellbound
Man Leaving Elevator (uncredited)
7.4
1945
Show-Business at War
Self
7.0
1943
Shadow of a Doubt
Man on Train Playing Cards (uncredited)
7.5
1943
Saboteur
Man in Front of New York Drugstore (uncredited)
6.9
1942
Suspicion
Man Mailing Letter (uncredited)
7.1
1941
Mr. & Mrs. Smith
Man Passing David Smith on Street (uncredited)
6.2
1941
Foreign Correspondent
Man with Newspaper on Street (uncredited)
7.0
1940
Rebecca
Man Outside Phone Booth (uncredited)
7.9
1940
The Lady Vanishes
Man in London Railway Station (uncredited)
7.4
1938
Young and Innocent
Photographer Outside Courthouse (uncredited)
6.6
1937
Sabotage
Man Walking Past the Cinema as the Light Is Renewed
6.7
1937
The 39 Steps
Man Walking Past Bus (uncredited)
7.3
1935
The Man Who Knew Too Much
Man in Raincoat Passing Bus (uncredited)
6.5
1934
Murder!
Man on Street (uncredited)
5.9
1930
Blackmail
Man on Subway (uncredited)
6.5
1929
Sound Test for Blackmail
Self (uncredited)
6.2
1929
Easy Virtue
Man with Stick Near Tennis Court (uncredited)
5.2
1928
The Ring
Man-Dipping Attraction Worker (uncredited)
5.9
1927
Hitchcock on Grierson
Self
0.0
Becoming Hitchcock: The Legacy of Blackmail
Self (archive footage)
6.0
2024
Lynch/Oz
(archive footage) (uncredited)
7.2
2023
Talking Pictures
Self (archive footage) · (1 episode)
5.0
2013
Partners in Crime: Hitchcock's Collaborators
Self (archive footage)
0.0
2008
Hitchcock in the News
Self (archive footage)
0.0
2008
Shepperton Babylon
Himself (Archive)
7.0
2005
Reel Radicals: The Sixties Revolution in Film
Self (uncredited archive footage: 1960 Psycho trailer)
0.0
2002
Hitchcock: Alfred the Great
Himself (Archival Footage)
0.0
1994
Star Life
Self (archive footage) · (2 episodes)
10.0
1990
Tales from the Crypt
Self (archive footage) (uncredited) · (1 episode)
8.0
1989
The New Alfred Hitchcock Presents
(0 episode)
7.3
1985
The New Alfred Hitchcock Presents
Self - Host (archive footage) · (76 episodes)
7.3
1985
Spécial cinéma
Self (archive footage) · (1 episode)
0.0
1974
The Men Who Made the Movies
Self · (1 episode)
0.0
1973
Midi trente
Self (archive footage) · (1 episode)
6.0
1972
V.I.P. Schaukel
Self · (1 episode)
6.0
1971
Samedi soir
Self · (1 episode)
6.0
1971
The Dick Cavett Show
Self - Guest · (1 episode)
6.6
1968
The Alfred Hitchcock Hour
Self - Host · (93 episodes)
7.8
1962
The Man Who Found the Money
self (host)
0.0
1960
Human Interest Story
host (self)
0.0
1959
Cinépanorama
Self · (1 episode)
8.0
1956
Alfred Hitchcock Presents
Self - Host · (268 episodes)
7.7
1955
Alfred Hitchcock Presents
Self - Interviewee · (2 episodes)
7.7
1955
Alfred Hitchcock Presents
Self (archive footage) · (4 episodes)
7.7
1955
Alfred Hitchcock Presents
Self (archive footage) (uncredited) · (2 episodes)
7.7
1955
Santa Claus and the Tenth Avenue Kid
Self - Host
0.0
1955
Reflets de Cannes
Self · (1 episode)
2.0
1954
The Oscars
Self · (1 episode)
6.9
1953
Lux Video Theatre
Self · (1 episode)
6.0
1950
What's My Line?
Self - Mystery Guest · (1 episode)
6.8
1950
The Lodger: A Story of the London Fog
Man in Newspaper Office (uncredited)
7.1
1927