Alfred Hitchcock : filming our fears

Alfred Hitchcock : filming our fears / Gene Adair.

Alfred Hitchcock is a fascinating look at the life of one of the most influential filmmakers in the world -- a man known for his portly profile and distinct, leery voice almost as much as for his groundbreaking movies. From Hitchcock's first film, Blackmail -- the first British movie with sound...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Adair, Gene
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: Oxford ; New York : Oxford University Press, ©2002.
Series:Oxford portraits.
Subjects:
Hitchcock, Alfred, > 1899-1980.
Hitchcock, Alfred, > 1899-1980
Motion picture producers and directors > Great Britain > Biography.
Motion picture producers and directors.
JUVENILE NONFICTION > Sports & Recreation > General.
JUVENILE NONFICTION > Biography & Autobiography > Performing Arts.
Motion picture producers and directors
Great Britain
Biographies
Biographies.
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Table of Contents:
  • 1. The grocer's son from Leytonstone
  • 2. A filmmaker's apprenticeship
  • 3. From silents to sound
  • 4. Highs and lows
  • 5. England's leading film director
  • 6. An Englishman in Hollywood
  • 7. The war years and beyond
  • 8. Gaining independence
  • 9. A new contract with Paramount
  • 10. Three masterpieces
  • 11. A new home at Universal
  • 12. Last years and legacy.

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