A Masterpiece

Rating: Null/10 (6 June 1999)

This one ranks high on my list of all-time best films (I could never really bring myself to name one as my single favorite). Alfred Hitchcock was a very great director, and made many films which could be called great. But this was the best of the lot! To go through the plot would take up too much time and space, as it is very, very complicated. Suffice to say that the writing, the direction, and the performances have an intensity which have never quite been equalled. Oh, heck! See the film yourself! You'll see what I mean!
By the way, Hitchcock never won an Oscar for Best Directior, despite making several magnificent films (and many many more very good ones, too) during his 35+ years in Hollywood (not to mention some 20 years in Britain before that). That reflects very poorly on the AMPAS, I should say.