Alfred Hitchcock : filming our fears / Gene Adair.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Adair, Gene, author.

Series:

Oxford portraits.

Oxford portraits

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Hitchcock, Alfred, 1899-1980.

Hitchcock, Alfred.

Motion picture producers and directors--Great Britain--Biography.

Motion picture producers and directors.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (160 p. ) ill. ;

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

New York, New York : Oxford University Press, [2002]

Language Note:

English

Summary:

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 -- to his blockbuster Hollywood successes, Psycho, The Birds, Rear Window, and Vertigo.

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.

Notes:

Bibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph

Includes bibliographical references (p. 150-151) and index.

Includes filmography: p. 152-153.

Description based on print version record.

Description based on publisher supplied metadata and other sources.

ISBN:

0-19-028375-0

1-280-60301-1

0-19-802813-X

1-4237-7430-2

OCLC:

1027141919