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Bibliographic Detail
Publisher
Rowman & Littlefield Pub Inc
Publication date
July 15, 2016
Pages
672
Binding
Hardcover
Book category
Adult Non-Fiction
ISBN-13
9781442251595
ISBN-10
144225159X
Dimensions
0 by 7 by 10 in.
Original list price
$80.00
Summaries and Reviews
Amazon.com description: Product Description: Several decades after his last motion picture was produced, Alfred Hitchcock is still regarded by critics and fans alike as one of the masters of cinema. From silents of the 1920s to his final feature in 1976, the directorâs many films continue to entertain audiences and inspire filmmakers.
In The Alfred Hitchcock Encyclopedia, film critic Stephen Whitty provides a detailed overview of the director's work. This reference volume features in-depth critical entries on each of his major films as well as biographical essays on his most frequent collaborators and discussions of significant themes in his work. For this book, Whitty draws on primary-source materials such as interviews he conducted with associates of the directorâincluding screenwriter Jay Presson Allen (Marnie), actresses Eva Marie Saint (North by Northwest) and Kim Novak (Vertigo), actor Farley Granger (Strangers on a Train), actor and producer Norman Lloyd (Saboteur), and Hitchcockâs daughter Patricia (Stage Fright; Psycho)âamong others.
Encompassing the entire range of the directorâs careerâfrom early influences and silent films to his decade-long television show and cameos in nearly every featureâthis is a comprehensive overview of cinemaâs ultimate showman. A detailed and lively look at the master of suspense, The Alfred Hitchcock Encyclopedia will be of interest to professors, students, and the many fans of the directorâs work.
In The Alfred Hitchcock Encyclopedia, film critic Stephen Whitty provides a detailed overview of the director's work. This reference volume features in-depth critical entries on each of his major films as well as biographical essays on his most frequent collaborators and discussions of significant themes in his work. For this book, Whitty draws on primary-source materials such as interviews he conducted with associates of the directorâincluding screenwriter Jay Presson Allen (Marnie), actresses Eva Marie Saint (North by Northwest) and Kim Novak (Vertigo), actor Farley Granger (Strangers on a Train), actor and producer Norman Lloyd (Saboteur), and Hitchcockâs daughter Patricia (Stage Fright; Psycho)âamong others.
Encompassing the entire range of the directorâs careerâfrom early influences and silent films to his decade-long television show and cameos in nearly every featureâthis is a comprehensive overview of cinemaâs ultimate showman. A detailed and lively look at the master of suspense, The Alfred Hitchcock Encyclopedia will be of interest to professors, students, and the many fans of the directorâs work.
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About: Several decades after his last motion picture was produced, Alfred Hitchcock is still regarded by critics and fans alike as one of the masters of cinema.
About: Several decades after his last motion picture was produced, Alfred Hitchcock is still regarded by critics and fans alike as one of the masters of cinema.
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