Bibliograph

Alfred Hitchcock, a life in darkness and light, Patrick McGilligan

Type

Label

Alfred Hitchcock, a life in darkness and light, Patrick McGilligan

Language

eng

Bibliography note

Filmography: pages 751-785Includes bibliographical references (pages 796-816) and index

resource.biographical

individual biography

Illustrations

platesillustrations

Index

index present

Literary Form

non fiction

Main title

Alfred Hitchcock

Nature of contents

bibliographyfilmographies

Oclc number

1021246036

Responsibility statement

Patrick McGilligan

Sub title

a life in darkness and light

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

Table Of 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

Target audience

adult

Classification