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Record Nr.

UNINA9910777645103321

Autore

Adair Gene

Titolo

Alfred Hitchcock : filming our fears / / Gene Adair

Pubbl/distr/stampa

New York, New York : , : Oxford University Press, , [2002]

©2002

ISBN

0-19-028375-0

1-280-60301-1

0-19-802813-X

1-4237-7430-2

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (160 p. ) : ill. ;

Collana

Oxford portraits

Disciplina

791.43/0233/092

B

Soggetti

Motion picture producers and directors - Great Britain

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Bibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references (p. 150-151) and index.

Includes filmography: p. 152-153.

Nota di contenuto

1. The grocer's son from Leytonstone -- 2. A filmmaker's apprenticeship -- 3. From silents to sound -- 4. Highs and lows -- 5. England's leading film director -- 6. An Englishman in Hollywood -- 7. The war years and beyond -- 8. Gaining independence -- 9. A new contract with Paramount -- 10. Three masterpieces -- 11. A new home at Universal -- 12. Last years and legacy.