Sir Alfred Joseph Hitchcock (August 13, 1899 – April 29, 1980) was an English film director. He is widely regarded as one of the most influential figures in cinema history. In a career spanning six decades, he directed over 50 feature films, many of which are still widely watched and studied today. Known as the "Master of Suspense", Hitchcock became as well known as any of his actors thanks to his many interviews, cameo appearances in most of his films, and hosting and producing the television anthology Alfred Hitchcock Presents (1955–65). His films garnered 46 Academy Award nominations, including six wins. However, despite five nominations, he never won the Best Director award.
Sir Alfred Joseph Hitchcock (August 13, 1899 – April 29, 1980) was an English film director. He is widely regarded as one of the most influential figures in cinema history. In a career spanning six decades, he directed over 50 feature films, many of which are still widely watched and studied today. Known as the "Master of Suspense", Hitchcock became as well known as any of his actors thanks to his many interviews, cameo appearances in most of his films, and hosting and producing the television anthology Alfred Hitchcock Presents (1955–65). His films garnered 46 Academy Award nominations, including six wins. However, despite five nominations, he never won the Best Director award.
Hitchcock initially trained as a technical clerk and copywriter before entering the film industry in 1919 as a title card designer. The British–German silent film The Pleasure Garden (1925) was his directorial debut. His first successful film, The Lodger: A Story of the London Fog (1927), helped to shape the thriller genre, and Blackmail (1929) was the first British "talkie". His thrillers The 39 Steps (1935) and The Lady Vanishes (1938) are ranked among the greatest British films of the 20th century. By 1939, he had international recognition and producer David O. Selznick persuaded him to move to Hollywood. A string of successful films followed, including Rebecca(1940), Foreign Correspondent (1940), Suspicion (1941), Shadow of a Doubt (1943) and Notorious (1946). Rebecca won the Academy Award for Best Picture, with Hitchcock nominated as Best Director. He also received Oscar nominations for Lifeboat (1944), Spellbound (1945), Rear Window (1954) and Psycho (1960).
Hitchcock's other notable films include Rope (1948), Strangers on a Train (1951), Dial M for Murder (1954), To Catch a Thief (1955), The Trouble with Harry (1955), Vertigo (1958), North by Northwest (1959), The Birds (1963), Marnie (1964) and Frenzy (1972), all of which were also financially successful and are highly regarded by film historians. Hitchcock made several films with some of the biggest stars in Hollywood, including four with Cary Grant, four with James Stewart, three with Ingrid Bergman and three consecutively with Grace Kelly. Hitchcock became an American citizen in 1955.
In 2012, Hitchcock's psychological thriller Vertigo, starring Stewart, displaced Orson Welles' Citizen Kane (1941) as the British Film Institute's greatest film ever made based on its worldwide poll of hundreds of film critics. As of 2021, nine of his films had been selected for preservation in the United States National Film Registry, including his favourite, Shadow of a Doubt (1943). He received the BAFTA Fellowship in 1971, the AFI Life Achievement Award in 1979, and was knighted in December of that year, four months before his death on 29 April 1980.
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Filmography (Movies)
Becoming Hitchcock: The Legacy of Blackmail
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Release Date:18/10/2024
Hitchcock's Pro-Nazi Film?
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Release Date:08/09/2023
My Name Is Alfred Hitchcock
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Release Date:21/07/2023
Kim Novak: Hollywood's Golden Age Rebel
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Release Date:05/03/2023
Grace Kelly – Hollywoods tragische Prinzessin
Character:Self (archive footage)
Release Date:17/09/2022
Normandie ne partira pas ce soir
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Release Date:01/09/2021
I Am Alfred Hitchcock
Character:Self (archive footage)
Release Date:02/05/2021
Her Name Was Grace Kelly
Character:Self (archive footage)
Release Date:20/03/2021
Tales of the Uncanny
Character:Self (archive footage)
Release Date:31/10/2020
When Hitchcock met O'Casey
Character:Self (archive footage)
Release Date:27/09/2019
Hitchcock Confidential
Character:Self (archive footage)
Release Date:24/06/2019
Mais qui a tué Alfred Hitchcock?
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Release Date:01/01/2018
Hitch x 4
Character:Himself
Release Date:01/01/2018
Dark Glamour: The Blood and Guts of Hammer Productions
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Release Date:06/08/2017
Harold and Lillian: A Hollywood Love Story
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Release Date:01/02/2017
German Concentration Camps Factual Survey
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Release Date:06/01/2017
Documenting John Grierson
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Release Date:28/02/2014
What Is Cinema?
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Release Date:06/09/2013
Once Upon a Time... 'Notorious'
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Release Date:29/06/2009
Pure Cinema: Through the Eyes of Hitchcock
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Release Date:07/10/2008
Breaking Barriers: The Sound of Hitchcock
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Release Date:07/10/2008
In the Master's Shadow: Hitchcock's Legacy
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Release Date:07/10/2008
Partners in Crime: Hitchcock's Collaborators
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Release Date:07/10/2008
Hitchcock in the News
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Release Date:01/01/2008
The Pervert's Guide to Cinema
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Release Date:06/10/2006
Grace Kelly: Destiny of a Princess
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Release Date:16/09/2006
The Making of 'Psycho'
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Release Date:26/10/2005
Shepperton Babylon
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Release Date:11/08/2005
Alfred Hitchcock: The Early Years
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Release Date:24/11/2004
Hitchcock and Dial M
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Release Date:31/10/2004
Alfred Hitchcock And To Catch A Thief: An Appreciation
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Release Date:05/11/2002
Writing And Casting To Catch A Thief
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Release Date:05/11/2002
Reel Radicals: The Sixties Revolution in Film
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Release Date:02/04/2002
Topaz: An Appreciation by Film Critic/Historian Leonard Maltin
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Release Date:06/03/2001
Plotting 'Family Plot'
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Release Date:06/03/2001
The Story of 'Frenzy'
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Release Date:06/03/2001
'Rear Window' Ethics: Remembering and Restoring a Hitchcock Classic
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Release Date:06/03/2001
'The Trouble with Harry' Isn't Over
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Release Date:06/03/2001
A Profile of Hitchcock: The Early Years
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Release Date:15/01/2001
Destination Hitchcock: The Making of 'North by Northwest'
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Release Date:10/09/2000
The Trouble with 'Marnie'
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Release Date:30/05/2000
All About 'The Birds'
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Release Date:28/05/2000
The Making of 'The Man Who Knew Too Much'
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Release Date:01/04/2000
Monsieur Truffaut Meets Mr. Hitchcock
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Release Date:05/08/1999
Hitchcock, Selznick and the End of Hollywood
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Release Date:23/01/1999
Shirley Maclaine: Kicking Up Her Heels
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Release Date:19/05/1996
The Universal Story
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Release Date:21/04/1996
Ingrid Bergman Remembered
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Release Date:06/04/1996
Hitchcock: Alfred the Great
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Release Date:01/07/1994
Innocent Blood
Character:Man with Cello Case (archive footage)
Release Date:25/09/1992
Intimate Portrait: Grace Kelly
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Release Date:05/06/1990
Cary Grant: A Celebration of a Leading Man
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Release Date:05/06/1988
Gregory Peck: His Own Man
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Release Date:08/03/1988
Memory of the Camps
Character:Self (uncredited archive footage)
Release Date:07/05/1985
Terror in the Aisles
Character:Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
Release Date:26/10/1984
Family Plot
Character:Silhouette at Office of Vital Statistics (uncredited)
Release Date:09/04/1976
The Men Who Made the Movies: Alfred Hitchcock
Character:Himself
Release Date:01/01/1973
The Illustrated Hitchcock
Character:Self
Release Date:15/07/1972
Masters Of Cinema - Alfred Hitchcock
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Release Date:15/07/1972
Frenzy
Character:Spectator at Opening Rally (uncredited)
Release Date:25/05/1972
Hitchcock at the N.F.T.
Character:Self
Release Date:30/12/1969
Topaz
Character:Man in Wheelchair (uncredited)
Release Date:17/12/1969
The Movie Orgy
Character:Self (archive footage)
Release Date:01/01/1968
Mondo Hollywood
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Release Date:30/06/1967
Torn Curtain
Character:Man in Hotel Lobby with Baby (uncredited)
Release Date:14/07/1966
Cinema: Alfred Hitchcock
Character:Himself
Release Date:20/05/1966
Marnie
Character:Man Leaving Hotel Room (uncredited)
Release Date:17/07/1964
A Talk with Hitchcock
Character:Self
Release Date:21/02/1964
The Birds
Character:Pet Store Customer (uncredited)
Release Date:28/03/1963
The Children of Alda Nuova
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Release Date:05/06/1962
Hollywood: The Selznick Years
Character:Self (uncredited)
Release Date:31/12/1961
The Man Who Found the Money
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Release Date:27/12/1960
Psycho
Character:Man Outside Office (uncredited)
Release Date:22/06/1960
North by Northwest
Character:Man Who Misses Bus (uncredited)
Release Date:06/08/1959
Vertigo
Character:Man Walking Past Elster's Office (uncredited)
Release Date:09/05/1958
The Wrong Man
Character:Prologue Narrator (voice) (uncredited)
Release Date:22/12/1956
The Man Who Knew Too Much
Character:Man in Marrakesh Marketplace (uncredited)
Release Date:16/05/1956
The Trouble with Harry
Character:Passer-by (uncredited)
Release Date:30/09/1955
To Catch a Thief
Character:Man Sitting Next to John Robie on Bus (uncredited)
Release Date:03/08/1955
Santa Claus and the Tenth Avenue Kid
Character:Self - Host
Release Date:01/01/1955
Rear Window
Character:Clock-Winder in Songwriter's Apartment (uncredited)
Release Date:01/08/1954
Dial M for Murder
Character:Banquet Member (uncredited)
Release Date:29/05/1954
I Confess
Character:Man Crossing the Top of Long Staircase (uncredited)
Release Date:12/02/1953
Strangers on a Train
Character:Man Boarding Train Carrying a Double Bass (uncredited)
Release Date:27/06/1951
Stage Fright
Character:Man Staring at Eve on Street (uncredited)
Release Date:23/02/1950
Under Capricorn
Character:Man at Governor's Reception (uncredited)
Release Date:08/09/1949
Rope
Character:Man Walking in Street (uncredited)
Release Date:01/02/1948
Notorious
Character:Man Drinking Champagne at Party (uncredited)
Release Date:21/08/1946
Spellbound
Character:Man Leaving Elevator (uncredited)
Release Date:08/11/1945
Show-Business at War
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Release Date:21/05/1943
Shadow of a Doubt
Character:Man on Train Playing Cards (uncredited)
Release Date:12/01/1943
Saboteur
Character:Man in Front of New York Drugstore (uncredited)
Release Date:22/04/1942
Suspicion
Character:Man Mailing Letter (uncredited)
Release Date:14/11/1941
Mr. & Mrs. Smith
Character:Man Passing David Smith on Street (uncredited)
Release Date:31/01/1941
Foreign Correspondent
Character:Man with Newspaper on Street (uncredited)
Release Date:16/08/1940
Rebecca
Character:Man Outside Phone Booth (uncredited)
Release Date:23/03/1940
The Lady Vanishes
Character:Man in London Railway Station (uncredited)
Release Date:07/10/1938
Young and Innocent
Character:Photographer Outside Courthouse (uncredited)
Release Date:17/02/1937
Sabotage
Character:Man Walking Past the Cinema as the Light Is Renewed
Release Date:08/01/1937
The 39 Steps
Character:Man Walking Past Bus (uncredited)
Release Date:06/06/1935
The Man Who Knew Too Much
Character:Man in Raincoat Passing Bus (uncredited)
Release Date:09/12/1934
Murder!
Character:Man on Street (uncredited)
Release Date:31/07/1930
Blackmail
Character:Man on Subway (uncredited)
Release Date:28/07/1929
Sound Test for Blackmail
Character:Self (uncredited)
Release Date:01/01/1929
Easy Virtue
Character:Man with Stick Near Tennis Court (uncredited)
Release Date:01/04/1928
The Ring
Character:Man-Dipping Attraction Worker (uncredited)
Release Date:28/09/1927
The Lodger: A Story of the London Fog
Character:Man in Newspaper Office (uncredited)
Release Date:14/02/1927
Television Appearances
Talking Pictures
Character:Self (archive footage)
Tales from the Crypt
Character:Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
The New Alfred Hitchcock Presents
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The New Alfred Hitchcock Presents
Character:Self - Host (archive footage)
Spécial cinéma
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The Men Who Made the Movies
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Midi trente
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V.I.P. Schaukel
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Samedi soir
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The Dick Cavett Show
Character:Self - Guest
The Merv Griffin Show
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The Alfred Hitchcock Hour
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Cinépanorama
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Alfred Hitchcock Presents
Character:Self - Host
Reflets de Cannes
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The Oscars
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Lux Video Theatre
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What's My Line?
Character:Self - Mystery Guest
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