Alfred Hitchcock

Jaws @ 50: The Definitive Inside Story (2025)

The authorized documentary celebrating the film that redefined Hollywood, 50 years after its premiere. Featuring rare archival footage and interviews with acclaimed Hollywood directors alongside Steven Spielberg, top shark scientists, and conservationists, ...

Hitchcock's Pro-Nazi Film? (2023)

During the Second World War in the United States, cinema was extensively used as a propaganda vehicle. All the great filmmakers were involved: Capra, Ford, Huston, and Hollywood's new master of suspense, Alfred Hitchcock. After making several films advocat ...

My Name Is Alfred Hitchcock (2023)

Directed by Mark Cousins, My Name is Alfred Hitchcock re-examines the vast filmography and legacy of one of the 20th century's greatest filmmakers, Alfred Hitchcock, through a new lens: through the auteur's own voice. ...

MCAINE: An Anagram of Cinema (2023)

Legendary British actor Michael Caine, who began his brilliant career on stage during the 1950s, talks about his private life, his work in film and the books he has written. ...

Kim Novak: Hollywood's Golden Age Rebel (2023)

Kim Novak never dreamed on being a star, but she became one. Most famous for her enigmatic performance in Hitchcock's Vertigo (1958), the Chicago-born actress never quite fitted into the Hollywood mould and wanted to do things her own way. ...

Grace Kelly – Hollywoods tragische Prinzessin (2022)

Exploring the life of Grace Kelly, the Hollywood star who became Princess Grace of Monaco. The film covers Kelly's life from her time as a star to her marriage and ascension to princess. ...

Mythos Côte d'Azur - Liebe, Luxus, Leidenschaft (2021)

Normandie ne partira pas ce soir (2021)

It was the world's largest, most beautiful and fastest cruise ship. Built in Saint Nazaire in 1932, the "Normandie" was the pride of France. But it took only a few hours, amidst the chaos of World War Two, for this dream of grandeur to lie broken in New Yo ...

Morceaux de Cannes (2021)

We thought we'd seen, read, and heard everything there was to see about the Cannes Film Festival, from the glitz and gossip to the scandals and censorship. And yet, Emmanuel Barnault's "Morceaux de Cannes" (Pieces of Cannes), by this leading expert on Ital ...

I Am Alfred Hitchcock (2021)

Interviews and archival footage weave together to tell the story of the Master of Suspense, one of the most influential and studied filmmakers in the history of cinema. ...

Her Name Was Grace Kelly (2021)

Considered one of the most beautiful actresses of her time, Grace Kelly remains an icon today. Her life and career are well documented, from her work in Hollywood to her marriage to Prince Rainier and her tragic death in a car accident in 1982. But do we ...

Tales of the Uncanny (2020)

A detailed look at the history of horror anthology films. ...

When Hitchcock met O'Casey (2019)

It was a collaboration between one of Ireland's most noted playwrights and cinema's greatest directors, yet the 1930 release of Juno and the Paycock is often neglected in the repertoire of both men. Brian O'Flaherty's documentary aims to find out why. Feat ...

When Hitchcock Met O'Casey (2019)

When Hitchcock Met O'Casey is the untold story of the unlikely collaboartion between Alfred Hitchcock, one of the greats of 20th century cinema and the noted Irish playwright Sean O'Casey. This is the story of how they met and their strained working relati ...

Hitchcock Confidential (2019)

Alfred Hitchcock is known as a giant of movie making, a facetious master of suspense, obsessed with blond heroines in peril, with the reputation of being tyrannical towards his actors. But who knows the real Hitchcock? During his last public appearance, "H ...

Mais qui a tué Alfred Hitchcock? (2018)

Mais qui a tué Alfred Hitchcock? is a variation of Alfred Hitchcock's Cinématon hors collection directed by Gérard Courant on 14 May 1972 in Cannes (France), of which he has transformed the image frame. ...

Hitch x 4 (2018)

Hitch x 4 is a filmed portrait of Alfred Hitchcock which, in a screen divided into four equal parts, brings together Gérard Courant's special Cinematon of the master of suspense made on 14 May 1972 with three variations of the same Cinematon. ...

Dark Glamour: The Blood and Guts of Hammer Productions (2017)

The greatness, fall and renaissance of Hammer, the flagship company of British popular cinema, mainly from 1955 to 1968. Tortured women and sadistic monsters populated oppressive scenarios in provocative productions that shocked censorship and disgusted cr ...

Harold and Lillian: A Hollywood Love Story (2017)

Working largely uncredited in the Hollywood system, storyboard artist Harold and film researcher Lillian left an indelible mark on classics by Alfred Hitchcock, Steven Spielberg, Mel Brooks, Stanley Kubrick, Roman Polanski and many more. ...

German Concentration Camps Factual Survey (2017)

On the 29th September 1945, the incomplete rough cut of a brilliant documentary about concentration camps was viewed at the MOI in London. For five months, Sidney Bernstein had led a small team – which included Stewart McAllister, Richard Crossman and Al ...

Night Will Fall (2014)

When Allied forces liberated the Nazi concentration camps in 1944-45, their terrible discoveries were recorded by army and newsreel cameramen, revealing for the first time the full horror of what had happened. Making use of British, Soviet and American foo ...

Documenting John Grierson (2014)

The life and work of the documentary pioneer. ...

What Is Cinema? (2013)

Using the words and ideas of great filmmakers, from archival interviews with Alfred Hitchcock and Robert Bresson to new interviews with Mike Leigh, David Lynch, and Jonas Mekas, Oscar-winning filmmaker Chuck Workman shows what these filmmakers and others d ...

Hollywood Invasion (2011)

Italy, Europe and America during the 'Dolce Vita' years narrated with unseen and rare footage from NBC Archives in New York. ...

Hollywood sul Tevere (2009)

Biggest Hollywood stars in Italy from 1950 to 1970 through Cinecittà Luce's archives. ...

Once Upon a Time... 'Notorious' (2009)

Documentary about the making of Alfred Hitchcock's 1946 film "Notorious. ...

In the Master's Shadow: Hitchcock's Legacy (2008)

Films beget films. Filmmakers influence other filmmakers constantly. But the most influential filmmaker of all time is Alfred Hitchcock. ...

Pure Cinema: Through the Eyes of Hitchcock (2008)

Alfred Hitchcock often referred to his style of film making as "pure cinema" — using camera movement, editing, music and sound to tell stories that would be impossible in any other medium. This in-depth documentary allows directors such as William Friedk ...

Breaking Barriers: The Sound of Hitchcock (2008)

The cry of gulls. The ticking of a clock. The clatter of a shower curtain, torn from its rod. In this workshop-like documentary, Academy Award-winning sound designers invite you to join them at their mix boards to investigate how Alfred Hitchcock employed ...

Partners in Crime: Hitchcock's Collaborators (2008)

Four featurettes focus on Hitch's collaborations: "Saul Bass: Title Champ" (opening credits), "Edith Head: Dressing the Master's Movies" (costumes), "Bernard Herrmann: Hitchcock's Maestro" (music) and "Alma: The Master's Muse" (Hitchcock's partnership with ...

Spine Tingler! The William Castle Story (2007)

Chronicles the last great American showman, filmmaker William Castle, a master of ballyhoo who became a brand name in movie horror with his outrageous audience participation gimmicks. ...

The Pervert's Guide to Cinema (2006)

A hilarious introduction, using as examples some of the best films ever made, to some of Slovenian philosopher and psychoanalyst Slavoj Žižek's most exciting ideas on personal subjectivity, fantasy and reality, desire and sexuality. ...

Grace Kelly: Destiny of a Princess (2006)

In 1956, actress and Hollywood star Grace Kelly (1929-82), then at the height of her film career, unexpectedly dropped everything to marry Prince Rainier III of Monaco. Jinx, an American journalist and friend of the future princess, accompanied her on her ...

Hitchcocked! (2006)

A tribute to the work of Alfred Hitchcock, featuring contemporary filmmakers, writers, performers, and cultural critics. ...

The Making of 'Psycho' (2005)

A retrospective on the entire movie, from start to finish. There are interviews with many of the principle cast and crew (including Janet Leigh and Joseph Stefano), who all talk openly and lovingly about entire process of making the film. The sessions with ...

Shepperton Babylon (2005)

A sardonic look at the dark secrets of the British Film Industry of the 1920s and 30s, where scandal and sordid behaviour was almost as rife as in Hollywood. ...

Alfred Hitchcock: The Early Years (2004)

Written and directed by Hitchcock historian Noël Simsolo, this 2004 French television documentary explores the earliest years of Alfred Hitchcock's film career, beginning with his success in the production of The Lodger (1926) and following the filmmaker ...

Hitchcock and Dial M (2004)

A retrospective look at the brilliance of Alfred Hitchcock's 'Dial M for Murder. ...

Alfred Hitchcock And To Catch A Thief: An Appreciation (2002)

A Tribute to Alfred Hitchcock . Features interviews with Hitchcock's daughter and granddaughter, plus Sylvette Baudrot about what the director was like off the set. Family anecdotes and the type of humor Hitch had as well as his favorite pastimes are discu ...

Writing And Casting To Catch A Thief (2002)

Short interviews describing Hitchcock's efforts to produce the movie over many years, and his efforts to sign Cary Grant and Grace Kelly. ...

Heart of the Festival (2002)

A short film containing some of the highlights of the Cannes Film Festival's storied history. ...

'Rear Window' Ethics: Remembering and Restoring a Hitchcock Classic (2001)

A documentary about Alfred Hitchcock's classic 1954 film Rear Window. ...

Plotting 'Family Plot' (2001)

Documentary about the making of Alfred Hitchcock's "Family Plot". ...

'The Trouble with Harry' Isn't Over (2001)

This is the featurette on the DVD of "The Trouble With Harry." It consists of interviews, clips of the film and stills from the making of the Hitchcock classic. ...

The Story of 'Frenzy' (2001)

Documentary about the making of Alfred Hitchcock's 'Frenzy'. ...

Topaz: An Appreciation by Film Critic/Historian Leonard Maltin (2001)

Film critic/historian Leonard Maltin talks about the making of, and his appreciation for, Alfred Hitchcock's Topaz (1969). He speaks of the difficulties with preview audiences in general and how they affected this film, and presents several deleted scenes ...

Destination Hitchcock: The Making of 'North by Northwest' (2000)

Hosted by Eva Marie Saint, the film's leading lady, this 40-minute documentary of Alfred Hitchcock's only M-G-M film combines interviews (Martin Landau, Patricia Hitchcock, production designer Robert F. Boyle and screenwriter Ernest Lehman), movie clips an ...

The Trouble with 'Marnie' (2000)

This hour long documentary on the making of Alfred Hitchcock's "Marnie" incorporates the usual melange of contemporary interviews with surviving participants and liberal helpings of film clips and production shots. It also presents a nice selection of scri ...

All About 'The Birds' (2000)

A wonderfully informative 80-minute documentary combining current interviews with archival materials and scenes from the film. Hitchcock's daughter Pat, production designer Robert Boyle, screenwriter Evan Hunter, matte artist Albert Whitlock's colleagues S ...

The Making of 'The Man Who Knew Too Much' (2000)

The making of Alfred Hitchcock's 1956 film 'The Man Who Knew Too Much'. ...

A Profile of Hitchcock: The Early Years (2000)

Focussing on his early career, this profile looks at director Alfred Hitchcock's breakthrough in silent films, acclaimed thrillers such as "The 39 Steps" (1935) and the influences which prompted his departure for a new life in America in 1939. Featuring Hu ...

Monsieur Truffaut Meets Mr. Hitchcock (1999)

When Francois Truffaut approached Alfred Hitchcock in 1962 with the idea of having a long conversation with him about his work and publishing this in book form, he didn't imagine that more than four years would pass before Le Cinéma selon Hitchcock finall ...

Hitchcock, Selznick and the End of Hollywood (1999)

Paying homage to two of Hollywood's central icons, the film creates an unparalleled portrait of two very different personalities amidst the demise of the studio system. ...

Shirley Maclaine: Kicking Up Her Heels (1996)

Shirley MacLaine was the product of a strict middle-class background from which she and her brother, the future actor Warren Beatty, escaped into the fantasy world of show-biz. Her ballet training and her long-legged pixie charm led to rapid success on Bro ...

The Universal Story (1996)

Richard Dreyfuss hosts a celebration of the 80 year history of Universal Studios. Founded as IMP by Carl Leammle to oppose Edison's Motion Picture Tust, it soon grew under the leadership of 21 year old production head Irving Thalberg with classic silents f ...

Ingrid Bergman Remembered (1996)

Her name conjures up beauty, grace, talent and style. One of the greatest actresses of her time, she is best remembered for a natural and vulnerable persona which was so genuine and alluring. Her cinematic contributions produced such classics as "Casablanc ...

Innocent Blood (1992)

Marie is a vampire with a thirst for bad guys. When she fails to properly dispose of one of her victims, a violent mob boss, she bites off more than she can chew and faces a new, immortal danger. ...

Cary Grant: A Celebration of a Leading Man (1988)

A retrospective of the life and career of actor Cary Grant, including clips from his films and interviews with his friends and co-workers. ...

Gregory Peck: His Own Man (1988)

Talented and enduring Academy Award-winning star, Gregory Peck, tells how it was when studios ruled and a shy boy from a broken family could rise to become a famous leading man. Unfashionably modest, Peck describes his fascinating journey from early theate ...

Memory of the Camps (1985)

In 1945, Allied troops invaded Germany and liberated Nazi death camps. They found unspeakable horrors which still haunt the world's conscience. A film was made by British and American film crews who were with the troops liberating the camps. It was directe ...

The New Alfred Hitchcock Presents (1985)

Television film that served as a pilot for the reboot of "Alfred Hitchcock Presents." Four classic episodes from the original show - "Incident in a Small Jail," "Man from the South," "Bang! You're Dead" and "An Unlocked Window" - were remade by contempor ...

Terror in the Aisles (1984)

A non-stop roller coaster ride through the scariest moments of the greatest terror films of all time. ...

Family Plot (1976)

Spiritualist Blanche Tyler and her cab-driving boyfriend encounter a pair of serial kidnappers while trailing a missing heir in California. ...

The Men Who Made the Movies: Alfred Hitchcock (1973)

A look at Alfred Hitchcock's films. The Master of Suspense himself, who is interviewed extensively here, shares stories including his deep-seated fear of policemen, elaborates on the difference between shock and suspense, defines the meaning of "MacGuffin, ...

The Illustrated Hitchcock (1972)

Film director Hitchcock discusses his life and career in long talks with Pia Lindstrom (newscaster and daughter of Hitchcock star Ingrid Berman) and with film historian William Everson. Excerpts from several films illustrate these interviews. Discussion to ...

Masters Of Cinema - Alfred Hitchcock (1972)

Excerpted parts of interviews conducted by Pia Lindstrom (daughter of Hitchcock actress Ingrid Bergman) and William Everson for a 2 Part episode of the TV series Camera Three called The Illustrated Hitchcock. ...

Frenzy (1972)

London is terrorized by a vicious sex killer known as The Necktie Murderer. Following the brutal slaying of his ex-wife, down-on-his-luck Richard Blaney is suspected by the police of being the killer. He goes on the run, determined to prove his innocence. ...

Hitchcock at the N.F.T. (1969)

In his 70th year, Alfred Hitchcock came to the National Film Theatre in London to talk to fellow director Bryan Forbes and to answer questions from an audience of film enthusiasts. ...

Topaz (1969)

Copenhagen, Denmark, 1962. When a high-ranking Soviet official decides to change sides, a French intelligence agent is caught up in a cold, silent and bloody spy war in which his own family will play a decisive role. ...

The Movie Orgy (1968)

Clips from assorted television programs, B-movies, commercials, music performances, newsreels, bloopers, satirical short films and promotional and government films of the 1950s and 1960s are intercut together to tell a single story of various creatures and ...

Mondo Hollywood (1967)

A documentary analyzing the social, political and cultural climate of Hollywood in the mid-1960s. ...

Torn Curtain (1966)

During the Cold War, an American scientist appears to defect to East Germany as part of a cloak and dagger mission to find the formula for a resin solution—but the plan goes awry when his fiancee, unaware of his motivation, follows him across the border. ...

Cinema: Alfred Hitchcock (1966)

A compilation of original footage from a program made for British television in which producer and broadcaster Mike Scott interviewed Alfred Hitchcock. During the interview, the director discuses his 'German experience', the state of the film industry at t ...

Marnie (1964)

Marnie is a beautiful but emotionally withdrawn thief, stealing from employers before disappearing under new identities. When her new boss, Mark Rutland, discovers her secret, his fascination turns to obsession, and he blackmails her into marriage, convinc ...

A Talk with Hitchcock (1964)

"Master of Suspense" Alfred Hitchcock speaks candidly in this one-on-one interview with director and host Fletcher Markle, filmed in 1964 for the television documentary series "Telescope." During the discussion, Hitchcock talks about his early career as a ...

The Birds (1963)

Thousands of birds flock into a seaside town and terrorize the residents in a series of deadly attacks. ...

The Children of Alda Nuova (1962)

Frankie Fane is an American who has been in Rome for about six weeks and is starting to get bored. He hasn't picked up much of the language, and has visited most of the tourist sites in Rome itself. A fellow American suggests that he rent a car and visit s ...

Hollywood: The Selznick Years (1961)

Henry Fonda hosts this retrospective on the career and films of iconic filmmaker David O. Selznick, who epitomized the era of the auteur producer in the 30s and 40s. ...

Psycho (1960)

When larcenous real estate clerk Marion Crane goes on the lam with a wad of cash and hopes of starting a new life, she ends up at the notorious Bates Motel, where manager Norman Bates cares for his housebound mother. ...

North by Northwest (1959)

Advertising man Roger Thornhill is mistaken for a spy, triggering a deadly cross-country chase. ...

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. ...

The Wrong Man (1956)

In 1953, an innocent man named Christopher Emmanuel "Manny" Balestrero is arrested after being mistaken for an armed robber. ...

The Man Who Knew Too Much (1956)

An American doctor and his wife, a former singing star, witness a murder while vacationing in Morocco, and are drawn into a twisting plot of international intrigue when their young son is kidnapped. ...

The Trouble with Harry (1955)

The trouble with Harry is that he's dead. In a quiet Vermont village, a corpse creates unexpected chaos as several townspeople each believe they may be to blame. ...

To Catch a Thief (1955)

When a string of jewel robberies hits the French Riviera, suspicion falls on retired thief John "The Cat" Robie. To clear his name, he sets out to trap the copycat himself—entangling a wealthy widow and her beguiling daughter in a seductive game of pursu ...

Rear Window (1954)

A wheelchair-bound photographer spies on his neighbors from his apartment window and becomes convinced one of them has committed murder. ...

Dial M for Murder (1954)

When her American lover visits London, a wealthy woman's jealous husband hatches a plan to murder her and inherit her fortune. ...

I Confess (1953)

When a priest hears a murderer's confession, he becomes bound by his vow of silence—even as circumstantial evidence turns suspicion toward him. Torn between faith and self-preservation, he faces public scandal and trial for a crime he cannot reveal the t ...

Strangers on a Train (1951)

A charming psychopath tries to coerce a tennis star into his theory that two strangers can commit the perfect crime by exchanging murders—each killing the other's most-hated person. ...

Stage Fright (1950)

A struggling actress tries to help a friend prove his innocence when he's accused of murdering the husband of a high-society entertainer. ...

Under Capricorn (1949)

A British ex-convict in colonial Australia and his fragile wife, haunted by the past crime that binds them, struggle to rebuild their lives when a young newcomer stirs long-buried passions and secrets. ...

Rope (1948)

Two young men attempt to prove they committed the perfect murder by hosting a dinner party for the family of a classmate they just strangled to death. ...

Notorious (1946)

In order to help bring Nazis to justice, U.S. government agent T.R. Devlin recruits Alicia Huberman, the American daughter of a convicted German war criminal, as a spy. As they begin to fall for one another, Alicia is instructed to win the affections of Al ...

Spellbound (1945)

When Dr. Anthony Edwardes arrives at a Vermont mental hospital to replace the outgoing hospital director, Dr. Constance Peterson, a psychoanalyst, discovers Edwardes is actually an impostor. The man confesses that the real Dr. Edwardes is dead and fears he ...

Show-Business at War (1943)

A multi-studio effort to show the newsreel audience the progress of the Hollywood war effort. ...

Shadow of a Doubt (1943)

In sleepy Santa Rosa, restless young Charlie's world brightens when her sophisticated Uncle Charlie arrives for a long visit. But as his behavior grows increasingly strange, she begins to suspect that her beloved uncle may be hiding a terrible secret—and ...

Saboteur (1942)

Aircraft factory worker Barry Kane flees across the United States after he is wrongly accused of starting the fire that killed his best friend. ...

Suspicion (1941)

A sheltered heiress falls for a charming playboy and elopes with him, but soon discovers his gambling vice and mounting debts. As his lies deepen and those around them meet mysterious ends, she begins to suspect that her husband's affection may conceal a d ...

Mr. & Mrs. Smith (1941)

Happily married for three years, Ann and David Smith live in New York. One morning Ann asks David if he had to do it over again, would he marry her? To her shock, he answers, "No". Later that day, they separately discover that, due to a legal complication, ...

Foreign Correspondent (1940)

American crime reporter John Jones is reassigned to Europe as a foreign correspondent to cover the imminent war. When he walks into the middle of an assassination and stumbles on a spy ring, he seeks help from a beautiful politician's daughter and an urban ...

Rebecca (1940)

Story of a young woman who marries a fascinating widower only to find out that she must live in the shadow of his former wife, Rebecca, who died mysteriously several years earlier. The young wife must come to grips with the terrible secret of her handsome, ...

The Lady Vanishes (1938)

On a train headed for England a group of travelers is delayed by an avalanche. Holed up in a hotel in a fictional European country, young Iris befriends elderly Miss Froy. When the train resumes, Iris suffers a bout of unconsciousness and wakes to find the ...

Young and Innocent (1937)

When a young writer is falsely accused of murdering a famous actress, he escapes custody and joins forces with the daughter of a police constable to prove his innocence. ...

Sabotage (1937)

Karl Anton Verloc and his wife own a small cinema in a quiet London suburb where they live seemingly happily. But Mrs. Verloc does not know that her husband has a secret that will affect their relationship and threaten her teenage brother's life. ...

The 39 Steps (1935)

Richard Hanney has a rude awakening when a glamorous female spy falls into his bed - with a knife in her back. Having a bit of trouble explaining it all to Scotland Yard, he heads for the hills of Scotland to try to clear his name by locating the spy ring ...

The Man Who Knew Too Much (1934)

While vacationing in St. Moritz, a British couple receive a clue to an imminent assassination attempt, only to learn that their daughter has been kidnapped to keep them quiet. ...

German Concentration Camps Factual Survey (2017)

On the 29th September 1945, the incomplete rough cut of a brilliant documentary about concentration camps was viewed at the MOI in London. For five months, Sidney Bernstein had led a small team – which included Stewart McAllister, Richard Crossman and Al ...

Psycho (1998)

A young female embezzler arrives at the Bates Motel, which has terrible secrets of its own. ...

Lifepod (1993)

Lifepod cronicles the trip of eight passengers after the ship they were traveling on blew up on Christmas Eve. Immediately people start dying. ...

Saavi (1985)

When a woman learns that her husband married her for her money, she decides to divorce him. ...

Memory of the Camps (1985)

In 1945, Allied troops invaded Germany and liberated Nazi death camps. They found unspeakable horrors which still haunt the world's conscience. A film was made by British and American film crews who were with the troops liberating the camps. It was directe ...

Family Plot (1976)

Spiritualist Blanche Tyler and her cab-driving boyfriend encounter a pair of serial kidnappers while trailing a missing heir in California. ...

Frenzy (1972)

London is terrorized by a vicious sex killer known as The Necktie Murderer. Following the brutal slaying of his ex-wife, down-on-his-luck Richard Blaney is suspected by the police of being the killer. He goes on the run, determined to prove his innocence. ...

Topaz (1969)

Copenhagen, Denmark, 1962. When a high-ranking Soviet official decides to change sides, a French intelligence agent is caught up in a cold, silent and bloody spy war in which his own family will play a decisive role. ...

Torn Curtain (1966)

During the Cold War, an American scientist appears to defect to East Germany as part of a cloak and dagger mission to find the formula for a resin solution—but the plan goes awry when his fiancee, unaware of his motivation, follows him across the border. ...

Marnie (1964)

Marnie is a beautiful but emotionally withdrawn thief, stealing from employers before disappearing under new identities. When her new boss, Mark Rutland, discovers her secret, his fascination turns to obsession, and he blackmails her into marriage, convinc ...

The Birds (1963)

Thousands of birds flock into a seaside town and terrorize the residents in a series of deadly attacks. ...

Psycho (1960)

When larcenous real estate clerk Marion Crane goes on the lam with a wad of cash and hopes of starting a new life, she ends up at the notorious Bates Motel, where manager Norman Bates cares for his housebound mother. ...

North by Northwest (1959)

Advertising man Roger Thornhill is mistaken for a spy, triggering a deadly cross-country chase. ...

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. ...

The Wrong Man (1956)

In 1953, an innocent man named Christopher Emmanuel "Manny" Balestrero is arrested after being mistaken for an armed robber. ...

The Man Who Knew Too Much (1956)

An American doctor and his wife, a former singing star, witness a murder while vacationing in Morocco, and are drawn into a twisting plot of international intrigue when their young son is kidnapped. ...

The Trouble with Harry (1955)

The trouble with Harry is that he's dead. In a quiet Vermont village, a corpse creates unexpected chaos as several townspeople each believe they may be to blame. ...

To Catch a Thief (1955)

When a string of jewel robberies hits the French Riviera, suspicion falls on retired thief John "The Cat" Robie. To clear his name, he sets out to trap the copycat himself—entangling a wealthy widow and her beguiling daughter in a seductive game of pursu ...

Rear Window (1954)

A wheelchair-bound photographer spies on his neighbors from his apartment window and becomes convinced one of them has committed murder. ...

Dial M for Murder (1954)

When her American lover visits London, a wealthy woman's jealous husband hatches a plan to murder her and inherit her fortune. ...

I Confess (1953)

When a priest hears a murderer's confession, he becomes bound by his vow of silence—even as circumstantial evidence turns suspicion toward him. Torn between faith and self-preservation, he faces public scandal and trial for a crime he cannot reveal the t ...

Strangers on a Train (1951)

A charming psychopath tries to coerce a tennis star into his theory that two strangers can commit the perfect crime by exchanging murders—each killing the other's most-hated person. ...

Stage Fright (1950)

A struggling actress tries to help a friend prove his innocence when he's accused of murdering the husband of a high-society entertainer. ...

Under Capricorn (1949)

A British ex-convict in colonial Australia and his fragile wife, haunted by the past crime that binds them, struggle to rebuild their lives when a young newcomer stirs long-buried passions and secrets. ...

Rope (1948)

Two young men attempt to prove they committed the perfect murder by hosting a dinner party for the family of a classmate they just strangled to death. ...

The Paradine Case (1947)

In London, barrister Anthony Keane takes the case of Maddalena Paradine, a beautiful woman accused of poisoning her blind husband. Though happily married, Keane becomes infatuated with his enigmatic client and convinced of her innocence. His obsession clou ...

Notorious (1946)

In order to help bring Nazis to justice, U.S. government agent T.R. Devlin recruits Alicia Huberman, the American daughter of a convicted German war criminal, as a spy. As they begin to fall for one another, Alicia is instructed to win the affections of Al ...

Spellbound (1945)

When Dr. Anthony Edwardes arrives at a Vermont mental hospital to replace the outgoing hospital director, Dr. Constance Peterson, a psychoanalyst, discovers Edwardes is actually an impostor. The man confesses that the real Dr. Edwardes is dead and fears he ...

Watchtower Over Tomorrow (1945)

Short documentary film about the Dumbarton Oaks plan and the proposed formation of the United Nations. ...

The Fighting Generation (1944)

A 1944 propaganda short film produced for the U.S. Treasury Department and intended to boost war bond sales, directed by an uncredited Alfred Hitchcock and starring Jennifer Jones as a nurse's aide. Preserved by the Academy Film Archive, from the Academy ...

Lifeboat (1944)

During World War II, a small group of survivors is stranded in a lifeboat together after the ship they were traveling on is destroyed by a German U-boat. ...

Aventure Malgache (1944)

Backstage before a performance, a French actor recalls his time in Madagascar during World War II, when he secretly ran a Resistance radio station under the watch of a collaborationist police chief. His story unfolds in flashback, revealing espionage, dece ...

Bon Voyage (1944)

After escaping a Nazi POW camp, a young Scottish RAF gunner recounts his perilous journey through occupied France with the help of the Resistance. During his debriefing in London, French intelligence officers press him for details—especially about one co ...

Shadow of a Doubt (1943)

In sleepy Santa Rosa, restless young Charlie's world brightens when her sophisticated Uncle Charlie arrives for a long visit. But as his behavior grows increasingly strange, she begins to suspect that her beloved uncle may be hiding a terrible secret—and ...

Saboteur (1942)

Aircraft factory worker Barry Kane flees across the United States after he is wrongly accused of starting the fire that killed his best friend. ...

Suspicion (1941)

A sheltered heiress falls for a charming playboy and elopes with him, but soon discovers his gambling vice and mounting debts. As his lies deepen and those around them meet mysterious ends, she begins to suspect that her husband's affection may conceal a d ...

Mr. & Mrs. Smith (1941)

Happily married for three years, Ann and David Smith live in New York. One morning Ann asks David if he had to do it over again, would he marry her? To her shock, he answers, "No". Later that day, they separately discover that, due to a legal complication, ...

Foreign Correspondent (1940)

American crime reporter John Jones is reassigned to Europe as a foreign correspondent to cover the imminent war. When he walks into the middle of an assassination and stumbles on a spy ring, he seeks help from a beautiful politician's daughter and an urban ...

Rebecca (1940)

Story of a young woman who marries a fascinating widower only to find out that she must live in the shadow of his former wife, Rebecca, who died mysteriously several years earlier. The young wife must come to grips with the terrible secret of her handsome, ...

Jamaica Inn (1939)

In early 19th-century Cornwall, young Mary Yellan travels to live with her aunt and uncle at the remote Jamaica Inn, where she discovers the inn is a front for a violent gang of wreckers who lure ships to their doom along the coast. As she becomes entangle ...

The Lady Vanishes (1938)

On a train headed for England a group of travelers is delayed by an avalanche. Holed up in a hotel in a fictional European country, young Iris befriends elderly Miss Froy. When the train resumes, Iris suffers a bout of unconsciousness and wakes to find the ...

Young and Innocent (1937)

When a young writer is falsely accused of murdering a famous actress, he escapes custody and joins forces with the daughter of a police constable to prove his innocence. ...

Sabotage (1937)

Karl Anton Verloc and his wife own a small cinema in a quiet London suburb where they live seemingly happily. But Mrs. Verloc does not know that her husband has a secret that will affect their relationship and threaten her teenage brother's life. ...

Secret Agent (1936)

During World War I, a novelist declared dead is recruited by British intelligence and sent to Switzerland under a new identity to assassinate a German spy. Teamed with a fellow agent posing as his wife and an eccentric assassin known as "the General," the ...

The 39 Steps (1935)

Richard Hanney has a rude awakening when a glamorous female spy falls into his bed - with a knife in her back. Having a bit of trouble explaining it all to Scotland Yard, he heads for the hills of Scotland to try to clear his name by locating the spy ring ...

The Man Who Knew Too Much (1934)

While vacationing in St. Moritz, a British couple receive a clue to an imminent assassination attempt, only to learn that their daughter has been kidnapped to keep them quiet. ...

Waltzes from Vienna (1934)

In Vienna, aspiring composer Johann Strauss Jr. clashes with his domineering father, who wants him to abandon music for a steady job in a bakery. Torn between his love for the baker's daughter, Resi, and the encouragement of a wealthy countess, Strauss fin ...

Lord Camber's Ladies (1932)

In this drama the owner of a flower shop falls in love with one of her patrons. Unfortunately, he is married to a shrewish actress and cannot get out of the marriage. The distraught woman then leaves her shop to become a nurse. Trouble ensues when the actr ...

Number Seventeen (1932)

A gang of jewel thieves hides out in an abandoned London house after a robbery, unaware that a detective is among them in disguise. ...

Rich and Strange (1931)

After receiving an advance inheritance, a bored London couple set off on a world cruise hoping to rejuvenate their marriage and escape their dull routine. But newfound wealth and freedom only expose deeper cracks in their relationship, as each becomes infa ...

Mary (1931)

When actress Mary Baring is found in a daze beside her colleague's murdered body, all evidence points to her guilt. During the trial, juror Sir John Menier doubts the verdict, but yields to pressure. Haunted by remorse, he launches his own investigation. ...

The Skin Game (1931)

An old traditional family and a modern family battle over land in a small English village. ...