🎬 Documentary

Becoming Hitchcock: The Legacy of Blackmail

⭐ 5.8/10 2024 1h 19m Dir. Laurent Bouzereau

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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.

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Year
2024
Runtime
1h 19m
TMDB Rating
⭐ 5.8/10
Votes
8
Genre
Documentary
Language
EN

Cast

🎭 Documentary 🎬 Laurent Bouzereau 👤 Elvis Mitchell 👤 Alfred Hitchcock
filmmaking 1920s alfred hitchcock

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Becoming Hitchcock: The Legacy of Blackmail has a runtime of 1h 19m (1 hour and 19 minutes).
Becoming Hitchcock: The Legacy of Blackmail was directed by Laurent Bouzereau and released in 2024.
Becoming Hitchcock: The Legacy of Blackmail is a Documentary film (2024).
The cast of Becoming Hitchcock: The Legacy of Blackmail includes Elvis Mitchell, Alfred Hitchcock.
Becoming Hitchcock: The Legacy of Blackmail has a TMDB rating of 5.8/10 based on 8 votes.

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