Alfred Hitchcock

Home front drama inspired by letters to the frontline from a devoted soldier’s wife Superb performances from all-star ensemble cast ensured award-winning, box office hit But for all its wholesome, …

Swashbuckler: Technicolor romp sees star-crossed lovers torn between love and duty Joan Fontaine returns for second Daphne du Maurier adaptation after starring as “I” in Rebecca Basil Rathbone pointedly plays …

Home video and soundtrack After two decades, the Master’s entrée to widescreen, colour and 3D filmmaking Starting with this one, every American film has been issued altered on home video …

Master of Suspense forced to shoot crime thriller in 3D but doesn’t phone it in Nonetheless, it was rarely seen in 3D for decades until 2012 digital restoration Countless spoofs, …

Alfred Hitchcock’s carefully planned, three-dimensional thriller was a big hit… in 2D Iconic blonde Grace Kelly cements her star power playing a rich, unfaithful housewife Robert Cummings, star of Saboteur, …

Revisiting contemporary and modern critical appreciation Frederick Knott’s transatlantic hit play gets Alfred Hitchcock adaptation First of three classics with Oscar-winning blonde and future royal Grace Kelly Director meticulously planned …

Master of Suspense mines his Catholic roots for angst-ridden film noir Conflicted: Montgomery Clift plays priest on the devil’s horns of a dilemma Censored: Clift’s original co-star was dropped for …

Revisiting contemporary and modern critical appreciation Alfred Hitchcock’s Catholic dilemma makes gripping film noir Star Montgomery Clift’s priest plunged into an existential crisis Stark black and white photography highlights Quebec locations Priest …

Home video and remakes Two cuts, five transfers: preview and theatrical versions issued in ever-increasing quality Retrained: Highsmith’s charming psychopath wreaks more havoc in various remakes Retreads on radio, small …

Ingenious mixed-up killer plot: “Swap murders?” “Your wife. My father. Criss-cross.” Master of Suspense plunges headlong back into film noir territory with this dark thriller Rich and Stranger on a Train: …