cultfilman Posted June 16, 2019 Posted June 16, 2019 (edited) A portly, short Englishman defined a certain genre of entertainment to become the Master of Suspence. Like Hitch or not.. this thread is a place to showcase the man thru trivia, pics, gifs, his films. Just post whatever you wish. Sir Alfred Joseph Hitchcock (13 August 1899 – 29 April 1980) was an English film director and producer, widely regarded as one of the most influential filmmakers in the history of cinema. Known as "the Master of Suspense", he directed over 50 feature films[a] in a career spanning six decades, becoming as well known as any of his actors thanks to his many interviews, his cameo roles in most of his films, and his hosting and producing of the television anthology Alfred Hitchcock Presents (1955–1965). Born in Leytonstone, Essex, England.. Hitchcock entered the film industry in 1919 as a title card designer after training as a technical clerk and copy writer for a telegraph-cable company. He made his directorial debut with the silent film The Pleasure Garden (1925). His first successful film, The Lodger: A Story of the London Fog (1927), helped to shape the thriller genre, while his 1929 film, Blackmail, was the first British "talkie".[3] Two of his 1930s thrillers, The 39 Steps (1935) and The Lady Vanishes (1938), are ranked among the greatest British films of the 20th century. Edited June 16, 2019 by cultfilman
cultfilman Posted June 16, 2019 Author Posted June 16, 2019 (edited) The Hitchcock Cameos "It all started with the shortage of extras in my first picture. I was in for a few seconds as an editor with my back to the cameras. It wasn't really much, but I played it to the hilt. Since then I have been trying to get into every one of my pictures. It isn't that I like the business, but it has an impelling fascination that I can't resist. When I do, the cast, grips, and the camera men and everyone else gather to make it as difficult as possible for me. But I can't stop now!" "[the first cameo in The Lodger] was strictly utilitarian; we had to fill the screen. Later on it became a superstition and eventually a gag. But by now it's a rather troublesome gag, and I'm very careful to show up in the first five minutes so as to let the people look at the rest of the movie with no further distraction." Hitch's cameo in Strangers On A Train. Edited June 16, 2019 by cultfilman 1
cultfilman Posted June 16, 2019 Author Posted June 16, 2019 It may not be common knowledge but Hitch never watched his own films. He said in an interview in 1963, “I’m frightened of my own movies. I never go to see them. I don’t know how people can bear to watch my movies.” Go figure!
cultfilman Posted June 16, 2019 Author Posted June 16, 2019 (edited) My Top 5 Hitch films: Rebecca Dial M For Murder Psycho Frenzy Strangers On A Train Edited June 16, 2019 by cultfilman
mrbuzzardstubble Posted June 16, 2019 Posted June 16, 2019 I used to watch his TV show when I was a kid. 1
cultfilman Posted June 16, 2019 Author Posted June 16, 2019 So did I Mr Buzz. In fact I rewatched many of the originals a year or two back. 1
mrbuzzardstubble Posted June 16, 2019 Posted June 16, 2019 Salvador Dali's dream sequence from Spellbound. 1 1
zippi Posted June 17, 2019 Posted June 17, 2019 my faves would be North by northwest Vertigo Psycho 1 1
cultfilman Posted June 17, 2019 Author Posted June 17, 2019 I was disappointed in Vertigo. Birds is up among my top list as well as Suspicion, Lifeboat and Spellbound. 1
cultfilman Posted June 19, 2019 Author Posted June 19, 2019 (edited) In case you may have missed a Hitch cameo. Edited June 19, 2019 by cultfilman
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