Alfred Hitchcock. The Complete Films in Bloomington, MN

The name
Alfred Hitchcock
is synonymous with suspense—that is to say, masterful, spine-tingling, thrilling, shocking, excruciating, eye-boggling suspense. With triumphs such as
Rebecca
,
Vertigo
Rear Window
, and
Psycho
, Hitchcock (1899–1980) fashioned
a new level of cinematic intrigue and fear
through careful pacing, subtlety, and suggestiveness.
This
complete guide
traces Hitchcock’s life and career from his earliest silent films right through to his last picture in 1976,
Family Plot
. Updated with fresh images, the book combines
detailed entries for each of Hitchcock’s 53 films
, an
incisive essay
that sheds light on his fear-inducing devices,
photos of the master at work
, and an illustrated
list of each of his cameos
, together adding up to a movie buff’s dream.