Name: Alfred Joseph Hitchcock
Date of Birth: 13 August 1899
Date of Death: 29 April 1980
Other names: Hitch, The Master of Suspense
Occupation: Director, producer
Religion: Roman Catholic
Children: Patricia Hitchcock
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10. The Birds (1963)
A wealthy San Francisco socialite pursues a potential boyfriend to a small Northern California town that slowly takes a turn for the bizarre when birds of all kinds suddenly begin to attack people there in increasing numbers and with increasing viciousness. [IMDb]
Type: Horror, Romance
Time: 119 min
IMDb rating: 7.8/10
Writers: Daphne Du Maurier, Evan Hunter
Stars: Rod Taylor, Tippi Hedren, Suzanne Pleshette
9. The 39 Steps (1935)
A man in London tries to help a counterespionage agent. But when the agent is killed and the man stands accused, he must go on the run to both save himself and also stop a spy ring which is trying to steal top secret information.[IMDb]
Type: Mystery, Thriller
Time: 86 min
IMDb rating: 7.9/10
Writers: John Buchan, Charles Bennett, Ian Hay
Stars: Robert Donat, Madeleine Carroll, Lucie Mannheim
8. The Lady Vanishes (1938)
While traveling in continental Europe, a rich young playgirl realizes that an elderly lady seems to have disappeared from the train. [IMDb]
Type: Thriller, Comedy, Mystery
Time: 96 min
IMDb rating: 8.0/10
Writers: Ethel Lina White, Sidney Gilliat, Frank Launder
Stars: Margaret Lockwood, Michael Redgrave, Paul Lukas
7. Shadow of a Doubt (1943)
A young woman discovers her visiting "Uncle Charlie" may not be the man he seems to be. [IMDb]
Type: Thriller
Time: 108 min
IMDb rating: 8.0/10
Writers: Thornton Wilder, Sally Benson, Alma Reville, Gordon McDonell
Stars: Teresa Wright, Joseph Cotten, Macdonald Carey
6. Strangers on a Train (1951)
A psychotic socialite confronts a pro tennis star with a theory on how two complete strangers can get away with murder...a theory that he plans to implement. [IMDb]
Type: Crime, Thriller, Film-Noir
Time: 101 min
IMDb rating: 8.1/10
Writers: Raymond Chandler, Czenzi Ormonde, Whitfield Cook, Patricia Highsmith, Ben Hecht
Stars: Farley Granger, Robert Walker, Ruth Roman
5. Notorious (1946)
A woman is asked to spy on a group of Nazi friends in South America. How far will she have to go to ingratiate herself with them? [IMDb]
Type: Drama, Romance, Film-Noir
Time: 101 min
IMDb rating: 8.1/10
Writer: Ben Hecht
Stars: Cary Grant, Ingrid Bergman, Claude Rains
4. North by Northwest (1959)
A hapless New York advertising executive is mistaken for a government agent by a group of foreign spies, and is pursued across the country while he looks for a way to survive.[IMDb]
Type: Mystery, Adventure, Thriller
Time: 136 min
IMDb rating: 8.4/10
Writer: Ernest Lehman
Stars: Cary Grant, Eva Marie Saint, James Mason
3. Vertigo (1958)
A retired San Francisco detective suffering from acrophobia investigates the strange activities of an old friend's wife, all the while becoming dangerously obsessed with her. [IMDb]
Type: Mystery, Romance, Thriller
Time: 128 min
IMDb rating: 8.4/10
Writers: Alec Coppel, Samuel A. Taylor, Pierre
Boileau, Thomas Narcejac, Maxwell Anderson
Stars: James Stewart, Kim Novak, Barbara Bel Geddes
2. Rear Window (1954)
A wheelchair bound photographer spies on his neighbours from his apartment window and becomes convinced one of them has committed murder. [IMDb]
Type: Thriller, Mystery
Time: 112 min
IMDb rating: 8.6/10
Writers: John Michael Hayes, Cornell Woolrich
Stars: James Stewart, Grace Kelly, Wendell Corey
1. Psycho (1960)
A Phoenix secretary steals $40,000 from her employer's client, goes on the run and checks into a remote motel run by a young man under the domination of his mother.[IMDb]
Type: Mystery, Horror, Thriller
Time: 109 min
IMDb rating: 8.6/10
Writers: Joseph Stefano, Robert Bloch
Stars: Anthony Perkins, Janet Leigh, Vera Miles
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