Alfred Hitchcock

Alfred Hitchcock (13 August 1899–29 April 1980) was a British film director and producer. Over a career spanning more than half a century, Hitchcock fashioned a distinctive and recognisable directorial style after a successful career in British cinema and silent films. He directed 52 films and is often regarded as the most influential British filmmaker. He pioneered many techniques in the suspense/psychological thriller genres, for example he framed shots to maximise anxiety, fear, or empathy, and used innovative film editing. 


His stories frequently feature fugitives on the run from the law and have twist endings and thrilling plots featuring violence, murder, and crime. Through his cameo appearances in his own films, interviews, film trailers, and the television program Alfred Hitchcock Presents, he became a cultural icon.

The Daily Telegraph said: "Unquestionably the greatest filmmaker to emerge from these islands, Hitchcock did more than any director to shape modern cinema, which would be utterly different without him. His flair was for narrative, cruelly withholding crucial information (from his characters and from us) and engaging the emotions of the audience like no one else."