What's the first thing you think of when you hear Alfred Hitchcock's name? Most likely, you reflect on his contribution to the film industry, all the screams and chills his spooky movies spawned in cinema halls but there's more to Hitchcock than just that. With 15 not so known facts, allow yourself to become acquainted with the real Alfred Hitchcock.
In these contemporary times, we've seen the likes of The Silence of the Lambs, The Sixth Sense, Shutter Island, and many others of that genre, or similar genre/sub-genre nominated and accepted with open arms. It just wasn't the case back in the 40s, 50s, and 60s. At least not to the extent as they are now.
But Hitchcock, along with many other directors like Stanley Kubrick, Akira Kurosawa, Orson Welles is considered to be one of the most influential directors of all time. His classics like The 39 Steps, The Lady Vanishes, Rebecca, Shadow of a Doubt, Notorious, Strangers on a Train, Rear Window, Vertigo, North by Northwest, Psycho, and The Birds - depict his genius as both - a filmmaker and storyteller and are widely acknowledged even now.
He has also worked with many great actors and actresses like Janet Leigh, Cary Grant, Tippi Hedren, James Stewart, Gracy Kelly, Clare Greet, Anthony Perkins, Edmund Gwenn, Leo G. Carroll, Barbara Harris and many more.
His fascination with crime and its consequences began at an early age when he was punished by his father and he spent several minutes inside a prison for his mischief. Hence his movies are symbolic of the guilt and innocence of a victim. He possessed a knack for creating stories that consisted of deceit, fraud, murder, blackmail and other criminal offenses with incredible plot twists in the storyline. The protagonists in his movies were the common people most of the time, caught in unwanted and unavoidable critical situations
Hitchcock, famously dubbed as ‘The Master of Suspense,’ ruled the Horror/Thriller genre in the 1900s. He had the sense of spellbinding the people and engaging them as a part of his suspense thrillers. He was a prolific story-teller with a fine sense of judgment about his body of work which is considered to be engrossing and enthralling by the critics.
Alfred Hitchcock has inspired filmmakers like Steven Spielberg to be passionate about their work and is remembered by people around the world for his entertaining and thrilling plots twists.
He was married to Alma Reville (M. 1926–1980) and had just one daughter, Patricia Hitchcock.
In these contemporary times, we've seen the likes of The Silence of the Lambs, The Sixth Sense, Shutter Island, and many others of that genre, or similar genre/sub-genre nominated and accepted with open arms. It just wasn't the case back in the 40s, 50s, and 60s. At least not to the extent as they are now.
But Hitchcock, along with many other directors like Stanley Kubrick, Akira Kurosawa, Orson Welles is considered to be one of the most influential directors of all time. His classics like The 39 Steps, The Lady Vanishes, Rebecca, Shadow of a Doubt, Notorious, Strangers on a Train, Rear Window, Vertigo, North by Northwest, Psycho, and The Birds - depict his genius as both - a filmmaker and storyteller and are widely acknowledged even now.
He has also worked with many great actors and actresses like Janet Leigh, Cary Grant, Tippi Hedren, James Stewart, Gracy Kelly, Clare Greet, Anthony Perkins, Edmund Gwenn, Leo G. Carroll, Barbara Harris and many more.
His fascination with crime and its consequences began at an early age when he was punished by his father and he spent several minutes inside a prison for his mischief. Hence his movies are symbolic of the guilt and innocence of a victim. He possessed a knack for creating stories that consisted of deceit, fraud, murder, blackmail and other criminal offenses with incredible plot twists in the storyline. The protagonists in his movies were the common people most of the time, caught in unwanted and unavoidable critical situations
Hitchcock, famously dubbed as ‘The Master of Suspense,’ ruled the Horror/Thriller genre in the 1900s. He had the sense of spellbinding the people and engaging them as a part of his suspense thrillers. He was a prolific story-teller with a fine sense of judgment about his body of work which is considered to be engrossing and enthralling by the critics.
Alfred Hitchcock has inspired filmmakers like Steven Spielberg to be passionate about their work and is remembered by people around the world for his entertaining and thrilling plots twists.
He was married to Alma Reville (M. 1926–1980) and had just one daughter, Patricia Hitchcock.
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