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Results: Master of Suspense - One of the most celebrated directors of all time, Alfred Hitchcock was renowned for creating suspenseful and shocking tales that capitalized on an audience's willingness to experience fear in the confines of a darkened theatre

Published on 11/26/2023
By: fsr1kitty
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Alfred Hitchcock (born August 13, 1899, London, England—died April 29, 1980, Bel Air, California, U.S.) English-born American motion-picture director whose suspenseful films and television programs won immense popularity and critical acclaim over a long and tremendously productive career. His films are marked by a macabre sense of humour and a somewhat bleak view of the human condition. We will look at his Top Ten Films in this 2 Part Series:
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Inspired by Daphne Du Maurier's Classic Novel "Rebecca". A shy lady's companion, staying in Monte Carlo with her stuffy employer, meets the wealthy Maxim de Winter (Sir Laurence Olivier). She and Max fall in love, marry, and return to Manderley, his large country estate in Cornwall. Max is still troubled by the death of his first wife, Rebecca, in a boating accident the year before. The second Mrs. de Winter (Joan Fontaine) clashes with the housekeeper, Mrs. Danvers (Dame Judith Anderson), and discovers that Rebecca still has a strange hold on everyone at Manderley. Winner of 7 Awards, including the Oscar for Best Picture and Best Cinematography. Have you seen ........?
Rebecca 1940 Directed by Alfred Hitchcock with Laurence Olivier, Joan Fontaine and Judith Anderson
16%
334 votes
Rebecca 1979 with Jeremy Brett, Joanna David aand Anna Massey
6%
128 votes
Rebecca 1997 with Charles Dance, Emilia Fox and Dianna Rigg
5%
104 votes
Rebecca 2020 with Armie Hammer, Lily James and Kristin Scott Thomas
5%
96 votes
Rebecca the Musical
1%
30 votes
Undecided
5%
110 votes
NO
46%
964 votes
Not Applicable
23%
481 votes
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2.
"Psycho" tells the story of a Phoenix office worker Marion Crane fed up with the way life has treated her. She has to meet her lover Sam during lunch breaks, and they cannot get married because Sam has to give most of his money away in alimony. One Friday, Marion is trusted to bank Forty Thousand Dollars by her employer. Seeing the opportunity to take the money and start a new life, Marion leaves town and heads towards Sam's California store. Tired after the long drive and caught in a storm, she gets off the main highway and pulls into the Bates Motel. The motel is managed by a quiet young man called Norman who seems to be dominated by his mother. Marion disappears. Winner of 7 Awards, including the Edgar Allen Poe Award for Best Picture. Have you seen .....?
Psycho 1960 Directed by Alfred Hitchcock, with Anthony Perkins and Janet Leigh
46%
976 votes
Psycho II 1983 with Anthony Perkins, Vera Miles and Meg Tilly
22%
460 votes
Psycho 1998 with Vince Vaughn and Anne Heche
13%
283 votes
Undecided
5%
101 votes
NO
20%
424 votes
Not Applicable
18%
379 votes
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3.
Based on the Daphne Du Maurier Short Story, The Birds; Melanie Daniels is the modern rich socialite, part of the jet-set who always gets what she wants. When lawyer Mitch Brenner sees her in a pet shop, he plays something of a practical joke on her, and she decides to return the favor. She drives about an hour north of San Francisco to Bodega Bay, where Mitch spends the weekends with his mother Lydia and younger sister Cathy. Soon after her arrival, however, the birds in the area begin to act strangely. A seagull attacks Melanie as she is crossing the bay in a small boat, and then, Lydia finds her neighbor dead, obviously the victim of a bird attack. Soon, birds in the hundreds and thousands are attacking anyone they find out of doors. There is no explanation as to why this might be happening, and as the birds continue their vicious attacks, survival becomes the priority. Winner of 5 Awards, including the Jules Verne Award for a Legendary Picture. Have you seen ........?
The Birds, 1963 Directed by Alfred Hitchcock with Rod Taylor, Tippi Hedren and Jessica Tandy
55%
1163 votes
The Birds II: Lands End, 1994 with Brad Johnson, Chelsea Field and Tippi Hedren
11%
229 votes
Undecided
4%
83 votes
NO
18%
376 votes
Not Applicable
17%
361 votes
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4.
In "Rear Window," Professional photographer L.B. "Jeff" Jefferies breaks his leg while getting an action shot at an auto race. Confined to his New York apartment, he spends his time looking out of the rear window observing the neighbors. He begins to suspect that a man across the courtyard may have murdered his wife. Jeff enlists the help of his high society fashion-consultant girlfriend Lisa Fremont and his visiting nurse Stella to investigate. Winner of 6 Awards, including the Edgar Allen Poe Award for Best Picture. Hare you seen ...............?
Rear Window 1954, Directed by Alfred Hitchcock with james Stewart and Grace Kelly
40%
838 votes
Rear Window 1998 with Christopher Reeve and Darryl Hannah
14%
299 votes
Undecided
5%
97 votes
NO
29%
606 votes
Not Applicable
19%
394 votes
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5.
In "Dial M for Murder" set In London, England, wealthy Margot Mary Wendice had a brief love affair with the American writer Mark Halliday while her husband and professional tennis player Tony Wendice was on a tennis tour. Tony quits playing to dedicate to his wife and finds a regular job. She decides to give him a second chance for their marriage. When Mark arrives from America to visit the couple, Margot tells him that she had destroyed all his letters but one that was stolen. Subsequently she was blackmailed, but she had never retrieved the stolen letter. Tony arrives home, claims that he needs to work and asks Margot to go with Mark to the theater. Meanwhile Tony calls Captain Lesgate (aka Charles Alexander Swann who studied with him at college) and blackmails him to murder his wife, so that he can inherit her fortune. But there is no perfect crime, and things do not work as planned. Winner of 5 Awards. Have you seen ..........................?
Dial M for Muder 1954, Directed by Alfred Hitchcock with Ray Milland, Grace Kelly and robert Cummings
33%
696 votes
Diam M for Murder 1981, Christopher Plummer, Angie Dickinson and Anthony Quayle
13%
278 votes
Undecided
6%
130 votes
NO
34%
704 votes
Not Applicable
19%
403 votes
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