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1.Notorious starring: Fay Baker, Ingrid Bergman, Wally Brown, Louis Calhern, Ricardo Costa (II) directed by: Alfred Hitchcock September 10, 1996
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Excellent, well-paced and well-acted movie. The two leads work excellently together and the villians are menacing.

2.Rebecca starring: Judith Anderson, Florence Bates, Nigel Bruce, Leonard Carey, Leo G. Carroll directed by: Alfred Hitchcock September 01, 1998
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Rebecca (1940) is the only film directed by Alfred Hitchcock that won an Oscar as best picture and it is also his first american film. It certainly has many of Hitch's trademarks (the opening sequence for example)but imho it is an overrated film, the performances are dull with the exceptcion of Judith Anderson`s role and the script is weak. Suspicion , Notorius , Strangers on a Train are by far better films in which the Master of Suspense displays all his genius. Sincerely I expected a more interesting film.

3.Dial M for Murder starring: Ray Milland, Grace Kelly, Robert Cummings, John Williams, Anthony Dawson directed by: Alfred Hitchcock June 18, 1996
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Alfred Hitchcock had already begun work on Rear Window when he took on the project to direct Dial M for Murder, based on the successful play by Frederick Knott. For the film, Hitchcock chose to cast his favorite leading lady of the time, Grace Kelly, as the embattled Margot Wendice. Kelly would also star in Rear Window and Hitchcock's subsequent To Catch a Thief. It wasn't Hitchcock's preference to shoot Dial M for Murder in Warnercolor 3D (the cameras were large), and the film is seldom screened in 3D, but Hitchcock's use of the technique is notable for its service to the story rather than just being a gimmick. In the film Margot Wendice is a wealthy heiress whose playboy husband, Tony (Ray Milland), recognizes his dependence on his wife's fortune. When Tony begins to suspect he is losing ... Read More

4.Spellbound starring: Jean Acker, Art Baker, Ingrid Bergman, Leo G. Carroll, Michael Chekhov directed by: Alfred Hitchcock September 10, 1996
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Very good movie from Hitchcock. One of the first movies to delve into psychology. Peck and Bergman are very good. Dali dream sequence of some renown and interest.

5.Alfred Hitchcock Collection: Sabotage, Man Who knew Too Much, 39 Steps, Lady Vanishes, Young And Innocent, Number 17, Rich And Strange, Murder, Secret Agent starring: Margaret Lockwood, Michael Redgrave, Robert Donat, Madeleine Carroll, Leslie Banks directed by: Alfred Hitchcock September 08, 1997
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As the next reviewer states, these are recorded in EP mode and the quality suffers, BUT WHAT A COLLECTION! I was especially pleased to see that the 10th tape was Sean O'Casey's Juno and the Paycock. Hitchcock's early films are such a joy: German Expressionism, slapstick comedy, long, long takes that show off the stage sense of the actors and Hitchcock himself, the beginnings of his particular film style, and his deep sense of social justice. If you can afford The Early Years DVD Collection you will get most of the same films, with the exception of The 39 Steps and Juno and the Paycock, but for the price this beats anything.

6.Rear Window starring: James Stewart, Grace Kelley directed by: Alfred Hitchcock March 06, 2001
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I am a big fan of both Grace Kelly and Alfred Hitchcock, but I really think this film is ridiculous. We are made to believe that somehow this photographer (Stewart) is holed up in his shoddy back-alley apartment due to an injury, but his gorgeous socialite girlfriend (Kelly) is not at all averse to hanging out there constantly. She looks as out of place as a Tiffany lamp in a public restroom. There is also a ridiculous attempt at sexualizing Kelly, involving her showing Stewart a piece of not-so-revealing lingerie (not even wearing, just showing) as "a taste of things to come." Grace Kelly is just not right here, mainly because she seems simultaneously less uptight and more classy than her character. I wish I could critique the writing, but since this is a suspense film it would be too much of a ... Read More

7.Suspicion starring: Joan Fontaine, Cary Grant, Sir Cedric Hardwicke directed by: Alfred Hitchcock August 13, 1996
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Cut from the same stylistic cloth as "Rebecca," director Alfred Hitchcock's first teaming with Cary Grant was this disappointing 1941 adaptation of Francis Iles' novel "Before the Fact." Hitchcock successfully cast Grant against type as Johnnie - a reckless, irresponsible playboy who marries the shy Lina (played by an ineffectual Joan Fontaine). Because of mounting circumstantial evidence, Lina suspects that her husband is a murderer. Lina's psychological tug of war builds to a ludicrous climax that negates the entire film. If Hitchcock had his way, "Suspicion" would have evolved into a disturbing thriller rather than a missed opportunity. Unfortunately, RKO altered the framework of "Suspicion" with the same callous insensitivity that marred Orson Welles' "The Magnificent Ambersons." Another drawback is the lack of chemistry ... Read More

8.Lifeboat (The Hitchcock Collection) starring: Tallulah Bankhead, John Hodiak, Walter Slezak, William Bendix, Mary Anderson directed by: Alfred Hitchcock December 09, 1997
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Sometimes greatness can be achieved in a singular way, even if the totality of a work of art is not great. This came to me upon watching one of my dad's all time favorite films, and one which I have watched several dozen times in my life- Alfred Hitchcock's 1944 black and white Lifeboat, which is also one of the three or four best films Hitchcock ever made, and did receive Academy Award nominations for Best Direction, Best Cinematography, and Best Original Screenplay. While I am not a rabid devotee of Hitchcock, because most of his thrillers are filled with rather cardboard cutout characters, despite the films' technical excellence, this is still probably my favorite Hitchcock film; not only because of the memories of watching it with my dad, but because it is one of the least Hitchcockian films in his canon- in terms of its relative ... Read More

9.Alfred Hitchcock's Marnie starring: "Tippi" Hedren, Sean Connery, Diane Baker, Martin Gabel, Bruce Dern directed by: Alfred Hitchcock 1986
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This is one of Hitchcock's masterpieces. It has been highly underrated and misunderstood by viewers and many critics alike. The prolific Robin Wood, to a somewhat Freudian degree, has been a steadfast proponent of this film's penetrating affect on its characters, viewer reaction and Hitchcock's overall intent. It is not a straightforward narrative as it deals with the compulsive and obsessive nature of its two main characters (Tippi Hedren and Sean Connery). The viewer has to become absorbed and drawn into the film's sights and sounds. The viewer has to elicit from what is seen and heard to fathom the motivations of the film's two main characters. Some of its images are just unforgettable and disturbingly haunting. Many of these are process shots that evoke deep emotional responses for their somewhat obvious visual unreality. Sound too plays ... Read More

10.The Secret Agent (1936) starring: Madeleine Carroll; Peter Lorre; Robert Young directed by: Alfred Hitchcock December 01, 1987
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Only for fans of Hitch. Very dated for today's audience. Slow pace and confusing character development, especially Peter Lorre's "General". Stiff portrayals and a surprising lack of suspense. Where's a Macguffin when you need one?

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