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Becoming Hitchcock: The Legacy of Blackmail

Becoming Hitchcock: The Legacy of Blackmail

2024Movie⏱️ 1h 12m
DocumentaryBiography
7.2
IMDB Rating
353 votes

Exploring Hitchcock's iconic style through his early film "Blackmail," an insight into the director's emerging techniques and themes during the transition to talkies, showcasing elements that would define his later masterpieces.

Director
Laurent Bouzereau
Writers
N/A
Stars
Elvis Mitchell, Alfred Hitchcock, Martin Balsam
Release Date
October 18, 2024
Language
English
Country
France
🎯 1
Nominations
💬 11
Reviews
📽️ View on IMDB

🎭 Top Cast

Elvis Mitchell
Elvis Mitchell
as Self - Narrator
Alfred Hitchcock
Alfred Hitchcock
as Self
Martin Balsam
Martin Balsam
as Self - Det. Milton Arbogast in Psycho
Raymond Burr
Raymond Burr
as Self - Lars Thorwald in Rear Window
Donald Calthrop
Donald Calthrop
as Self - Tracy in Blackmail
Anthony Dawson
Anthony Dawson
as Self - Charles Swann in Dial M for Murder
John Gavin
John Gavin
as Self - Sam Loomis in Psycho
Cary Grant
Cary Grant
as Self - Roger Thornhill in North by Northwest
Tippi Hedren
Tippi Hedren
as Self - Melanie Daniels in The Birds
Grace Kelly
Grace Kelly
as Self - Margot Wendice in Dial M for Murder

🎬 Technical Specs

Aspect Ratio
1.78 : 1
Sound
Dolby Surround 5.1
Color
Color
Production
StudioCanal Films, Nedland Media, Turner Classic Movies (TCM)

🏷️ Keywords

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🎯 Categories

BiographyDocumentary

⭐ Featured Review

Excellent set up for watching either version of the Hitchcock film Blackmail.
by cgvsluis2025-01-17
8/10

"This is a wonderful documentary that I think Hitchcock fans will enjoy. I watched it on TCM in conjunction with watching both the silent version of Blackmail and then the talkie version and it was the ultimate set up allowing me to enjoy Blackmail in a way I wouldn't have otherwise. The clips and images in this documentary were my favorite part as the narrator cycles through the common themes of Hitchcock's films. Food, Sex, the cameo, the blond, the villains, the music, iconic locations, the big chase scene, and murder weapons...all discussed with cross film comparisons and mostly s..."

📖 Synopsis

Exploring Hitchcock's iconic style through his early film "Blackmail," an insight into the director's emerging techniques and themes during the transition to talkies, showcasing elements that would define his later masterpieces.