Alfred Hitchcock

            

            

Alfred Joseph Hitchcock is considered as one of the greatest directors of thrillers in the world. His work drastically influenced the film industry today and made the thriller genre a huge success.


Born  on the 13th of August 1899 in Leytonstone England, Hitchcock was raised a strict Catholic and had a pretty regular upbringing. He managed to secure his first proper job as an estimator for the Henley Telegraph and Cable Company.This is when his interest in cinematography began. He started to frequently visit the cinema and even began reading US trade journals. In 1920 Hitchcock managed to secure a job as a title designer for Lasky's new studio in London. Three years later Hitchcock was given his first shot at directing the remainder of the film "Always Tell Your Wife" as the original director fell ill during filming. Having impressed the studio chiefs, Hitchcock was given the opportunity to start directing the film "number 13". However this film was not completed as the studio closed down. After this failed attempt Hitchcock did not give up his pursuit of success. In 1925 he directed "the sound garden". This film was a great success and finally allowed him to start his career.

Alfred then went on to create over fifty films over a career spanning six decades. Because distinctive and recognizable directorial style he gained the status of a cultural icon throughout the world. Without Hitchcocks contributions to the film industry, modern cinema would not be what it is today.

                 
Complete List Of Hitchcocks Films
Number 13 (1922) (unfinished)
Always Tell Your Wife (1923) (unfinished)
The Mountain Eagle (1926)
The Lodger: A Story of the London Fog (1927)        
The Ring (1927)
Downhill (1927)
The Farmer's Wife (1928)
Easy Virtue (1928)
Champagne (1928)
Blackmail (1929)

The Manxman (1929)

Juno and the Paycock (1930)
Murder! (1930)
Elstree Calling (1930)
The Skin Game (1931)
Mary (1931)
Rich and Strange (1931)
Number Seventeen (1932)
Waltzes from Vienna (1933)
The Man Who Knew Too Much (1934)
The 39 Steps (1935)
Secret Agent (1936)
Sabotage (1936)

Young and Innocent (1937)
The Lady Vanishes (1938)
Jamaica Inn (1939)

Rebecca (1940)
Foreign Correspondent (1940)
Mr. & Mrs. Smith (1941)
Suspicion (1941)
Saboteur (1942)
Shadow of a Doubt (1943)
Lifeboat (1944)
Aventure Malgache (1944)
Bon Voyage (1944)
Spellbound (1945)
Notorious (1946)
The Paradine Case (1947)
Rope (1948)
Under Capricorn (1949)

Stage Fright (1950)
Strangers on a Train (1951)
I Confess (1953)
Dial M for Murder (1954)
Rear Window (1954)
To Catch a Thief (1955)
The Trouble with Harry (1955)
The Man Who Knew Too Much (1956)
The Wrong Man (1956)
Vertigo (1958)
North by Northwest (1959)

Psycho (1960)
The Birds (1963)
Marnie (1964)
Torn Curtain (1966)
Topaz (1969)

Frenzy (1972)
Family Plot (1976)
The Short Night (1979) (cancelled)