The Alfred Hitchcock Story [Hardcover]

The first comprehensively illustrated look at the career of Alfred Hitchcock, celebrating the 100th anniversary of his birth. In the tradition of the acclaimed The Hammer Story, it is an authoritative, film-by-film guide to 'the Master' and his work, from the early silent days of The Lodger, through his classic British period of The 39 Steps, to the Hollywood success of Rear Window, Vertigo, North by Northwest, Psycho and beyond. Packed with hundreds of stills and posters, with many rare or unseen images, and with additional features including the director's famous cameos, this is the ultimate book for the Hitchcock centenary.

Acclaimed as the definitive illustrated guide to Hitchcock
"A magnificent book for any connoisseur of the Master of Suspense" Total Film. "Lavishly illustrated throughout with rare stills and behind the scenes photos... it is both a treat to look at and a pleasure to read. Book of the Month' Film Review.

Two years on, and 'The Alfred Hitchcock Story' continues to sell well in the UK.

At this time, I just want to point out that the book (UK edition) contains a separate analytical essay on EVERY Hitchcock-directed film (except for the German version of MURDER!, called MARY), which is more than any other English-language book on Hitchcock. And each essay contains something new and original. When writing the book, I made that a rule!

In addition, there are essays by notable authors like Dan Auiler ('Hitchcock's Notebooks') on Hitchcock's life and career, Steven DeRosa ('Writing With Hitchcock') on Hitchcock and his writers, Martin Grams Jr ('The Alfred Hitchcock Presents Companion') on Hitchcock's TV and radio work and the published Hitchcock anthologies; and so on.

Finally, I must say that the book has been influential. Several forthcoming books on Hitchcock pay it tribute. Even Professor Peter Conrad ('The Hitchcock Murders'), who pours scorn on most published academic work on Hitchcock, tells me that he read and enjoyed 'The Alfred Hitchcock Story'. My point in the book about the famous MacGuffin - that it recalls T.S. Eliot's notion of the 'meaning' of a poem which is like the bone thrown by a burglar to distract the watchdog of the mind while the poem or film goes about its real business - is repeated in Professor Conrad's book.

Do think of buying 'The Alfred Hitchcock Story'!