Alfred Hitchcock : all the films : the story behind every movie, episode, and short

Alfred Hitchcock All the films : the story behind every movie, episode, and short

Bernard Bénoliel

Book - 2024

"Organized chronologically and covering every short film, television episode, and classic film that the "Master of Suspense" directed over the course of his illustrious, 60-year career, Alfred Hitchcock All the Films draws upon years of research to tell the behind the scenes stories of how each project was conceived, cast, and produced, down to the creation of the costumes, the search for perfect locations, and of course, the direction of some of cinema's most memorable scenes. Spanning more than six decades, and including stories of work with longtime collaborators like costume designer Edith Head, title designer Saul Bass, and composer Bernard Herrmann, this book details the creative processes that resulted in numerous... classic films like Vertigo,The Birds,Psycho, Rear Window, North By Northwest,andTo Catch a Thief (to name a few). The director's classic TV series are also covered extensively along with original release dates, lesser-known short films, box office totals, surreptitious casting details, and other insider scoops that will keep fans and students alike turning pages. Featuring hundreds of vivid photographs that celebrate one of cinema's most iconic artists, Alfred Hitchcock All the Films is a visual feast that's perfect for the movie fan in your life."--Publisher.

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Subjects
Hitchcock, Alfred, > 1899-1980.
Hitchcock, Alfred, > 1899-1980 > Criticism and interpretation.
Motion picture producers and directors > Great Britain > Biography.
Motion pictures > Production and direction > History.
Film criticism.
Filmographies.
Illustrated works.
Genres
Film criticism
Filmographies
Illustrated works
Published
New York : Black Dog & Leventhal 2024.
Language
English
French
Main Author
Bernard Bénoliel (author)
Other Authors
Gilles Esposito (author), Murielle Joudet (translator), Jean-François Rauger, Paul Ratcliffe
Edition
First English-language edition
Item Description
Translation of: Hitchcock, la totale : les 57 films et 20 épisodes TV expliqués.
Physical Description
647 pages : illustrations (some color) ; 28 cm
Bibliography
Includes bibliographical references (page 628-634) and indexes.
ISBN
9780762488681
  • Alfred Hitchcock, a Life in the Making
  • Hitchcock Before Hitchcock (1899-1925)
  • 1920S
  • The Pleasure Garden
  • The Mountain Eagle
  • The Lodger
  • Downhill
  • Easy Virtue
  • The Ring
  • The Farmer's Wife
  • Champagne
  • The Manxman
  • Portrait: Alma Revilie, a Well-Guarded Secret
  • Blackmail
  • Juno and the Paycock
  • An Elastic Affair
  • 1930S
  • Elstree Calling
  • Murder! / Mary
  • The Skin Game
  • Rich and Strange
  • Number Seventeen
  • Waltzes from Vienna
  • Portrait: Michael Balcon, the Man Who Knew a Lot
  • The Man Who Knew Too Much
  • Focus: The MacGuffin, a Very Ridiculous Secret
  • The 39 Steps
  • Secret Agent
  • Sabotage
  • Young and Innocent
  • Portrait: Albert Whitlock, the Illusionist
  • The Lady Vanishes
  • Jamaica Inn
  • Portrait: David 0. Selznick, or the Perfect Disharmony
  • Rebecca
  • 1940S
  • Foreign Correspondent
  • Mr. & Mrs. Smith
  • Suspicion
  • Focus: Hitchcock at War
  • Saboteur
  • "Have You Heard?" A Photo-Story by Alfred Hitchcock
  • Shadow of a Doubt
  • Lifeboat
  • Bon voyage
  • Aventure malgache
  • Focus: Psychoanalysis According to Hitchcock
  • Spellbound
  • Focus: Storyboards, Films on Paper
  • Memory of the Camps / German Concentration Camps Factual Survey
  • Notorious
  • Focus: "Mother!" The Hitchcock Matriarchs
  • The Paradine Case
  • Rope
  • Under Capricorn
  • Portrait: Ingrid Bergman, the Cornerstone
  • Stage Fright
  • 1950S
  • Strangers on a Train
  • Portrait: Robert Burks, the Man Who Could Do Anything
  • I Confess
  • Dial M for Murder
  • Rear Window
  • Portrait: Grace Kelly, the "Hitchcock Blonde"
  • To Catch a Thief
  • Portrait: Cary Grant, Haute Couture
  • The Trouble with Harry
  • Portrait: Bernard Herrmann, the Musical Subconscious
  • The Man Who Knew Too Much
  • Portrait: James Stewart, or the Shadow of War
  • Landmark: Alfred Hitchcock and Television (1955-1965)
  • "Revenge" (TV)
  • "Breakdown" (TV)
  • "The Case of Mr. Pelham" (TV)
  • "Back for Christmas" (TV)
  • The Wrong Man
  • "Wet Saturday" (TV)
  • "Mr. Blanchard's Secret" (TV)
  • "One More Mile to Go" (TV)
  • "The Perfect Crime" (TV)
  • "Four O'clock" (TV)
  • Vertigo
  • Portrait: Edith Head, Supreme Elegance
  • "Lamb to the Slaughter" (TV)
  • "Dip in the Pool" (TV)
  • "Poison" (TV)
  • North by Northwest
  • Focus: Monuments, at the Summit of the Drama
  • "Banqno's Chair" (TV)
  • Focus: Four Films with Alfred Hitchcock
  • "Arthur" (TV)
  • "The Crystal Trench" (TV)
  • 1960S
  • Psycho
  • Focus: 78 Shots and 45 Seconds that Changed the History of Cinema
  • Portrait: Saul Bass, the Art of the Opening Sequence
  • "Incident at a Corner" (TV)
  • "Mrs. Bixby and the Colonel's Coat" (TV)
  • "The Horse Player" (TV)
  • "Bang! You're Dead" (TV)
  • Portrait: Lew Wasserman, the Great Strategist
  • The Birds
  • Focus: Alfred Hitchcock, a French Invention?
  • "I Saw the Whole Thing" (TV)
  • Focus: A Genius for Publicity: Hitchcock at the Helm
  • Marnie
  • Focus: Blondes, Mirage-Image
  • Torn Curtain
  • Focus: Unrealized Projects
  • Topaz
  • 1970S
  • Frenzy
  • Family Plot
  • Landmark: Hitchcock After Hitchcock (Legacy)
  • Glossary
  • Notes
  • Select Bibliography
  • Index
  • Acknowledgments
  • Photo Credits
  • About the Authors
Review by Library Journal Review

The star of this second volume (after Steven Spielberg, All the Films) in the "All the Films" series is the legendary Alfred Hitchcock. Authors Benoliel, Gilles Esposito, Jean-François Rauger, and Murielle Joudet cover all of his feature films, television productions, and unfinished works; this may be the most visually complete appreciation of Hitchcock's career yet. Each Hitchcock project is covered with enough details to delight existing fans and entice new ones. The text is filled with hundreds of interesting anecdotes, sidebars about Hitchcock's famous cameo appearances, and sections on key collaborators and his innovative stylistic ideas. It's also packed with images, including publicity shots, countless behind-the-scenes photos, and storyboard art. Critical evaluation takes a backseat to how the films were cast, written, and filmed. It also steers clear of Hitchcock's private life, leaving details of how he treated his leading actresses and descriptions of his personality and persona to other biographers. VERDICT Readers interested in Hitchcock's work instead of his personal life will find this an essential volume. It's a wonderful treat for all fans of Hitchcock and filmmaking.--Peter Thornell

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