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Becoming Hitchcock: The Legacy of Blackmail

6.7 79 mins Documentary   2024
StudioCanal   Nedland Media   Turner Classic Movies   Ciné+  
Director(s): Laurent Bouzereau

Narrated by historian, critic and filmmaker Elvis Mitchell, this documentary reflects the development of the iconic filmmaker's signature style, through the making of one of his benchmark films, Blackmail. The documentary highlights the birth of the "Hitchcock Touch" at a period when talking pictures first emerged and explores his trademark themes, like such as murder, suspense and cool blondes. While focusing on Blackmail, the documentary reveals how this film also foreshadows the director's later masterpieces, from Psycho to North by Northwest and from The Birds to Frenzy.

Casts of Becoming Hitchcock: The Legacy of Blackmail

Elvis Mitchell

as Narrator

Alfred Hitchcock

as Self (archive footage)

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