Screen LibraryAlfred Hitchcock : a life in darkness and light /
This fresh and definitive portrait of the Master of Suspense by acclaimed biographer Patrick McGilligan follows Hitchcock's life from its humble beginnings, as the son of an East End greengrocer, through an extraordinary career in which his films set new standards for cinematic invention, to hi...
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| Published: |
Dey St.,
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| Publisher Address: | New York : |
| Publication Dates: |
2004. 2003 |
| Literature type: | Book |
| Language: | English |
| Edition: | First paperback edition. |
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| Summary: |
This fresh and definitive portrait of the Master of Suspense by acclaimed biographer Patrick McGilligan follows Hitchcock's life from its humble beginnings, as the son of an East End greengrocer, through an extraordinary career in which his films set new standards for cinematic invention, to his death as a Hollywood legend in Beverley Hills. |
| Item Description: | Originally published by Harper Collins in 2003. |
| Carrier Form: | x, 850 pages, 32 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations ; 23 cm |
| Bibliography: |
Filmography: pages 751-785. Includes bibliographical references (pages 796-816) and index. |
| ISBN: |
9780060988272 0060988274 |
| Index Number: | PN1998 |
| CLC: | K835.615.78 |
| Call Number: | K835.615.78/H674M |
| Contents: | Pt. 1. London : the enjoyment of fear -- pt. 2. The height of Hitchcockery -- pt. 3. Hollywood : fear and desire -- pt. 4. The transatlantic dream -- pt. 5. Paramount : the glory years -- pt. 6. Citizen of the world. |