Writing with Hitchcock
Subtitle: The Collaboration of Alfred Hitchcock and John Michael Hayes
Publisher: Faber & Faber; Faber and Faber
Published: July 11, 2001
Language: eng
Format: Paperback
Number of pages: 336
ISBN-13: 9780571199907
Subjects: Individual film directors, film-makers; Pop Arts / Pop Culture; Film & Video - Screenwriting; Criticism and interpretation; Performing Arts; Performing Arts/Dance; Hayes, John Michael,; Film & Video - Direction & Production; Film & Video - History & Criticism; Performing Arts / Film / Screenwriting; 1919-; 1899-; 1899-1980; Hitchcock, Alfred,
First sentence: On the morning of September 9, 1965, Alfred Hitchcock sat in his office at Universal Studios confounded that after a detailed treatment, three complete drafts, and one set of revisions, the screenplay he had been preparing for Torn Curtain was not up to par.
Description: "Screenwriter and film archivist Steven DeRosa follows Hitchcock and Hayes through each film from initial discussions to completed picture and also reveals the personal story - filled with inspiration and humor, jealousy and frustration - of the initial synergy between the two men before their relationship fell apart.

Writing with Hitchcock not only provides new insight into four films from a master but also sheds light on the mysterious process through which classic motion pictures are created."--BOOK JACKET.