Good Hitchcock movies to see
Date: Wed, 2 Dec 1992 01:21:34 GMT

Phil Kim (kimp@rpi.edu) wrote:
> Regrettably, I saw only few Hitchcock masterpieces: The Lady 
> Vanishes, Rebecca, Notorious, Strangers on a Train, Rear Window, 
> Vertigo, North by Northwest, Psycho, and The Birds.  Which Hitchcock 
> films should I see next?

"The 39 Steps" and "Shadow of a Doubt".  Then go see Mel Brooks' "High
Anxiety", a hilarious parody of several Hitchcock films.

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Here's a list that should keep you busy for a while, ranked by order of
importance (IMHO).

Shadow of a Doubt (1943): 
  Definitely a must see, one of the best Hitchcock films.
  A great thriller with well drawn characters and superb photography.

Spellbound (1945):
  Ingrid Bergman and Gregory Peck are excellent in this psycho-analysis
  thriller. Good script by Ben Hecht and great directorial touches from Hitch.

The 39 Steps (1935):
Foreign Correspondant (1940):
Saboteur (1942):
  Three very entertaining spy / chase thrillers which later inspired North by 
   Northwest

The Man Who Knew Too Much (1956):
  A very much under-rated thriller from the 50's. The Albert Hall sequence is
   one of Hitchcock's most suspenseful pieces of work.

Marnie (1964):
  A later psycho-analysis thriller. Not at all appreciated by non-Hitchcock
  fans, but well worth a look (if you ignore the back-drops).

Frenzy (1972):
  Hitch returns to the theme of The Lodger (1926) in the best film he made 
   in his later period (post 1964)

Rope (1948):
  An interesting thriller shot in an unusual way (a sequence of 8 minute takes 
   with no editing).

The Man Who Knew Too Much (1934):
Sabotage (1936):
Young and Innocent (1937):
  Are all fine examples of Hitchcock's British films.

I'll mail you a copy of "The Hitchcock Information File" which contains details
on Hitchcock's films including full cast lists with character names. If
anyone else would like a copy, let me know via e-mail.

from: Col Needham (cn@hplb.hpl.hp.com, cn@hplabs.hpl.hp.com,
                    100022.1126@compuserve.com)

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Personally, my favorite was "Rope", where a couple pompous egoists try to get
away with murder and hide the body in a trunk and serve cocktails on it during
a dinner party.  The most interesting thing about this film was that Hitchcock
was experimenting with a new concept.  He filmed the whole movie with in one 
complete take, no editing.  Look for when he runs out of film and needed to
change rolls; the camera will be blocked by something dark and then reappear
with a new roll.

And don't forget "The Trouble with Harry", Hitchcock's own hilarious parody
of Hitchcock films.

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also, 'Dial M for Murder' and 'To catch a thief', you list 'Rear Window'.
I especially like the Hitchcock's movies with Grace Kelly.
Also Psycho is a good one. Last one , the title escapes me but I remember
that there is the word : capricorn. I just remember the French title :
"les amants du Capricorne", so if I translate word to word, that will give
"the lovers of the Capricorn", but I don't think it is the english title.