Alfred Hitchcock
Subtitle: filming our fears
By: Gene Adair.
Series: Oxford portraits
Publisher: Oxford University Press
Published: 2002
Place of publication: Oxford; New York
Language: eng
Number of pages: 160
Subjects: Hitchcock, Alfred, 1899-; Hitchcock, Alfred, 1899-; Motion picture producers and directors -- Great Britain -- Biography.; Motion picture producers and directors.
Genres: Biography.
Description: An illustrated biography of filmmaker Alfred Hitchcock, discussing his youth in England, his early career, his move to Hollywood, his masterpiece films, and his later years, and including writings by Hitchcock, a chronology, and a list of his films.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (p. 150-151) and index.
Includes filmography: p. 152-153.
Table of contents: title: 1. The grocer's son from Leytonstone; title: 2. A filmmaker's apprenticeship; title: 3. From silents to sound; title: 4. Highs and lows; title: 5. England's leading film director; title: 6. An Englishman in Hollywood; title: 7. The war years and beyond; title: 8. Gaining independence; title: 9. A new contract with Paramount; title: 10. Three masterpieces; title: 11. A new home at Universal; title: 12. Last years and legacy.