Alfred Hitchcock

Reżyseria, Aktor, Produkcja, Scenariusz, Wydawca

13 sierpnia 1899 — 29 kwietnia 1980 (80 years)
Sir Alfred Joseph Hitchcock (August 13, 1899 – April 29, 1980) was an English film director. He is widely regarded as one of the most influential figures in cinema history. In a career spanning six decades, he directed over 50 feature films, many of which are still widely watched and studied today. Known as the "Master of Suspense", Hitchcock became as well known as any of his actors thanks to his many interviews, cameo appearances in most of his films, and hosting and producing the television anthology Alfred Hitchcock Presents (1955–65). His films garnered 46 Academy Award nominations, including six wins. However, despite five nominations, he never won the  Best Director award.

Hitchcock initially trained as a technical clerk and copywriter before entering the film industry in 1919 as a title card designer. The British–German silent film The Pleasure Garden (1925) was his directorial debut. His first successful film, The Lodger: A Story of the London Fog (1927), helped to shape the thriller genre, and Blackmail (1929) was the first British "talkie". His thrillers The 39 Steps (1935) and The Lady Vanishes (1938) are ranked among the greatest British films of the 20th century. By 1939, he had international recognition and producer David O. Selznick persuaded him to move to Hollywood. A string of successful films followed, including Rebecca(1940), Foreign Correspondent (1940), Suspicion (1941), Shadow of a Doubt (1943) and Notorious (1946). Rebecca won the Academy Award for Best Picture, with Hitchcock nominated as Best Director. He also received Oscar nominations for Lifeboat (1944), Spellbound (1945), Rear Window (1954) and Psycho (1960).

Hitchcock's other notable films include Rope (1948), Strangers on a Train (1951), Dial M for Murder (1954), To Catch a Thief (1955), The Trouble with Harry (1955), Vertigo (1958), North by Northwest (1959), The Birds (1963), Marnie (1964) and Frenzy (1972), all of which were also financially successful and are highly regarded by film historians. Hitchcock made several films with some of the biggest stars in Hollywood, including four with Cary Grant, four with James Stewart, three with Ingrid Bergman and three consecutively with Grace Kelly. Hitchcock became an American citizen in 1955.

In 2012, Hitchcock's psychological thriller Vertigo, starring Stewart, displaced Orson Welles' Citizen Kane (1941) as the British Film Institute's greatest film ever made based on its worldwide poll of hundreds of film critics. As of 2021, nine of his films had been selected for preservation in the United States National Film Registry, including his favourite, Shadow of a Doubt (1943). He received the BAFTA Fellowship in 1971, the AFI Life Achievement Award in 1979, and was knighted in December of that year, four months before his death on 29 April 1980.

Movies & Shows on Plex

  • M jak morderstwo
    M jak morderstwo1954
  • Osławiona
    Osławiona1946
  • 39 kroków
    39 kroków1935
  • Starsza pani znika
    Starsza pani znika1938
  • Człowiek, który wiedział za dużo
    Człowiek, który wiedział za dużo1934
  • Tajny agent
    Tajny agent1936
  • Lokator
    Lokator1927
  • Szantaż
    Szantaż1929
  • Oberża Jamajka
    Oberża Jamajka1939
  • Młody i niewinny
    Młody i niewinny1937
  • Pod Znakiem Koziorożca
    Pod Znakiem Koziorożca1949
  • Morderstwo
    Morderstwo1930
  • Numer siedemnaście
    Numer siedemnaście1932
  • Bogaci i dziwni
    Bogaci i dziwni1931
  • Ring
    Ring1927
  • Oszustwo
    Oszustwo1931
  • Człowiek z wyspy
    Człowiek z wyspy1929
  • Na równi pochyłej
    Na równi pochyłej1927
  • Żona farmera
    Żona farmera1928
  • Łatwa cnota
    Łatwa cnota1928

Known For

  • Psychoza
    Psychoza1960
  • Okno na podwórze
    Okno na podwórze1954
  • Zawrót głowy
    Zawrót głowy1958
  • Północ, północny zachód
    Północ, północny zachód1959
  • Ptaki
    Ptaki1963
  • M jak morderstwo
    M jak morderstwo1954
  • Rebeka
    Rebeka1940
  • Lina
    Lina1948
  • Nieznajomi z pociągu
    Nieznajomi z pociągu1951
  • Osławiona
    Osławiona1946
  • Człowiek, który wiedział za dużo
    Człowiek, który wiedział za dużo1956
  • Cień wątpliwości
    Cień wątpliwości1943
  • Starsza pani znika
    Starsza pani znika1938
  • Szał
    Szał1972
  • Marnie
    Marnie1964
  • Podejrzenie
    Podejrzenie1941
  • Łódź ratunkowa
    Łódź ratunkowa1944
  • Alfred Hitchcock przedstawia
    Alfred Hitchcock przedstawia7 seasons
  • Niewłaściwy człowiek
    Niewłaściwy człowiek1956
  • 39 kroków
    39 kroków1935

Filmografia