The perfect panic attack

A look back at the career of the master of suspense

Hitchcock’s name is synonymous with suspense—that is to say, masterful, spine-tingling, thrilling, shocking, excruciating, eye-boggling suspense. With masterpieces such as Rebecca, Vertigo, Rear Window, and Psycho, Alfred Hitchcock (1899-1980) fashioned an extremely original approach to filmmaking that is oft imitated though never equaled; his ability to enthrall and frighten with careful pacing, subtlety, and suggestiveness earned him a prestigious reputation which grows more powerful as time goes by. He is and will always remain the master of cinematic suspense. This book, which traces his life and career, from his earliest silent films to his last picture in 1976, also includes a special bonus that Hitch fans will especially enjoy: an illustrated and annotated list of each of his cameos.
The author:
Paul Duncan has edited 50 film books for TASCHEN, including the award-winning The Ingmar Bergman Archives, and authored Alfred Hitchcock and Stanley Kubrick in the Film Series.
Alfred Hitchcock. The Complete Films (TASCHEN 25 Edition)

Alfred Hitchcock. The Complete Films


Hardcover, 9.5 x 11.8 in., 192 pages, $ 14.99

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"Want to feel like an expert on some of cinema’s most iconic movies and the men who made them? Fans of these two masterful filmmakers will feast on the delicious details, archival film stills and rare behind-the-scenes photos in each of these handsome, bargain-priced coffee-table collections. And even casual browsers will come away with a new appreciation for Stanley Kubrick, whose meticulous perfectionism created Spartacus, 2001: A Space Odyssey, The Shining and Dr. Strangelove, among other masterpieces, and Alfred Hitchcock, the master of macabre whose classics include The Birds, Psycho and Rear Window."
— American Profile Magazine, Franklin, United States
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