Production Blockbuster: über-producer David O. Selznick’s big budget follow-up to Gone with the Wind To helm the successor to the biggest film of all time, he imported Britain’s biggest director …
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Alfred Hitchcock
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Bestseller to blockbuster: The Mistress of Romance meets the Master of Suspense Kissing cousins: Rebecca keeps it in the family and births a torrid tale Daphne du Maurier’s second bestseller …
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Revisiting contemporary and modern critical appreciation Alfred Hitchcock’s first Hollywood film has a British flavour First adaptation of Daphne du Maurier’s bestselling novel Blockbuster success: nominated for 11 Oscars, winning …
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The Master of Suspense battled with censorship for most of his long career He learned how to lead British censors in a merry dance to fulfil his wishes Well-practised in …
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The Master’s style: Hitch established distinct visual language from the start Even his earliest films contain hallmark themes, since endlessly imitated MacGuffins, murder, love, sex, voyeurism, attractive blondes, espionage, Domineering …
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1942–1947 His international stardom continued throughout the 1940s Featured in a broad range of romantic, action and political parts They were aimed at boosting wartime morale and national pride All …
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1935–1939 He marches triumphant through the 1930s, topping it with cinema’s biggest prize Iconic: Stars in Alfred Hitchcock’s best film and a blueprint for his later success Followed with dual …
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Britain’s biggest stage, radio and film star of the early sound era Carved internationally renowned career despite lifelong ill-health Hollywood and Broadway beckoned but he resisted big money offers Mostly worked …
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Master director Josef von Sternberg’s iconic early work launched Marlene Dietrich to international stardom Spawned stage and screen legend’s signature song, instant hit and lasting standard, “Falling in Love Again” …
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The Big Picture Examining technicalities of bringing Wyler’s iconic Western to the big screen Director’s Cold War allegory sets in opposition little people with big problems Lust, greed and egos …