Film and television works of Alfred Hitchcock
Alfred Hitchcock's filmography, spanning over five decades
and encompassing both British and American productions,
stands as a testament to his mastery of suspense and the
psychological thriller. Beginning in the silent era, Hitchcock
honed his craft, developing a keen understanding of visual
storytelling and audience manipulation. He became a pioneer
in building tension through innovative camerawork, editing
techniques, and masterful pacing. His films consistently
placed ordinary individuals in extraordinary circumstances,
often exploiting their deepest fears and vulnerabilities.
Hitchcock wasn't afraid to delve into the darker aspects
of the human psyche, exploring themes of voyeurism, paranoia,
and the ever-present shadow of doubt. Beyond entertainment,
his work offered a compelling exploration of the human condition,
its anxieties, and its capacity for both good and evil.
Hitchcock's influence on the thriller genre and filmmaking
in general remains profound, with his techniques and thematic
explorations continuing to inspire generations of directors
and storytellers.
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| Films
Directed |
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# |
Year |
Title |
Genre |
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1 |
1922 |
Number
Thirteen (AKA Mrs Peabody)1 |
[unknown] |
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2 |
1926 |
The Pleasure Garden |
Drama |
|
3 |
1926 |
The
Lodger: A Story of the London Fog (USA: The Case
of Jonathan Drew) |
Crime |
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4 |
1926 |
The
Mountain Eagle (USA: Fear O' God) |
Drama |
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5 |
1927 |
Downhill
(USA: When Boys Leave Home) |
Drama |
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6 |
1927 |
Easy Virtue |
Drama |
|
7 |
1927 |
The Ring |
Sport |
|
8 |
1928 |
The Farmer's Wife |
Comedy |
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9 |
1928 |
Champagne |
Comedy |
|
10 |
1929 |
The Manxman |
Drama |
|
11 |
1929 |
Blackmail
(silent and sound versions) |
Crime |
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12 |
1929 |
Juno
and the Paycock (USA: The Shame of Mary Boyle) |
Drama |
|
13 |
1930 |
An
Elastic Affair (short sketch) |
Comedy |
|
14 |
1930 |
Elstree
Calling (USA: Hello Everybody) (AH's contribution:
'sketches and other interpolated items') |
Revue |
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15 |
1930 |
Murder! |
Crime |
|
[15] |
1930 |
Mary!
(German version of Murder!) |
Crime |
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16 |
1931 |
The Skin Game |
Drama |
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17 |
1932 |
Rich
and Strange (USA: East of Shanghai) |
Comedy |
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18 |
1932 |
Number
Seventeen |
Crime |
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19 |
1934 |
Waltzes
From Vienna (USA: Strauss’ Great Waltz/The
Strauss Waltz) |
Musical |
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20 |
1934 |
The Man Who Knew Too Much |
Crime |
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21 |
1935 |
The 39 Steps |
Crime |
|
22 |
1936 |
Secret Agent |
Crime |
|
23 |
1936 |
Sabotage
(USA: The Woman Alone) |
Crime |
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24 |
1937 |
Young
and Innocent (USA: The Girl Was Young) |
Crime |
|
25 |
1938 |
The Lady Vanishes |
Crime |
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26 |
1939 |
Jamaica Inn |
Adventure |
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27 |
1940 |
The
House across the Bay2 |
Drama |
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28 |
1940 |
Rebecca |
Drama |
|
29 |
1940 |
Foreign Correspondent |
War |
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30 |
1941 |
Mr. and Mrs. Smith |
Comedy |
|
31 |
1941 |
Suspicion |
Drama |
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32 |
1942 |
Saboteur |
War |
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33 |
1943 |
Shadow of a Doubt |
Drama |
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34 |
1944 |
Lifeboat |
War |
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35 |
1944 |
Bon
Voyage (short) |
War |
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36 |
1944 |
Aventure
Malgache (short) |
War |
|
37 |
1945 |
Spellbound |
Drama |
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38 |
1945 |
Memory
of the Camps1 |
War |
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39 |
1946 |
Notorious |
Drama |
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40 |
1947 |
The Paradine Case |
Drama |
|
41 |
1948 |
Rope |
Crime |
|
42 |
1949 |
Under Capricorn |
Romance |
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43 |
1950 |
Stage Fright |
Crime |
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44 |
1951 |
Strangers on a Train |
Crime |
|
45 |
1953 |
I Confess |
Drama |
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46 |
1954 |
Dial M for Murder |
Crime |
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47 |
1954 |
Rear Window |
Crime |
|
48 |
1955 |
To Catch a Thief |
Crime |
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49 |
1955 |
The Trouble with Harry |
Comedy |
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50 |
1956 |
The Man Who Knew Too Much |
Crime |
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51 |
1956 |
The Wrong Man |
Drama |
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52 |
1958 |
Vertigo |
Drama |
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53 |
1959 |
North by Northwest |
Crime |
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54 |
1960 |
Psycho |
Horror |
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55 |
1963 |
The Birds |
Horror |
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56 |
1964 |
Marnie |
Crime |
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57 |
1966 |
Torn Curtain |
Espionage |
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58 |
1969 |
Topaz |
Crime |
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59 |
1972 |
Frenzy |
Crime |
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60 |
1976 |
Family Plot |
Crime |
| Other
Film Credits |
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# |
Year |
Role |
Title |
Genre |
| 1 |
1920 |
Title
designer |
The
Great Day |
Drama |
| 2 |
1920 |
Title
designer |
The
Call of Youth |
Romance |
| 3 |
1921 |
Title
designer |
Appearances |
Drama |
| 4 |
1921 |
Title
designer |
The
Princess of New York |
Crime |
| 5 |
1921 |
Title
designer |
Dangerous
Lies |
Drama |
| 6 |
1921 |
Title
designer |
The
Mystery Road |
Drama |
| 7 |
1921 |
Title
designer |
Beside
the Bonnie Brier Bush (USA: The Bonnie Brier Bush) |
Romance |
| 8 |
1922 |
Title
designer, art director |
Three
Live Ghosts |
Comedy |
| 9 |
1922 |
Title
designer, art director |
Perpetua
(USA: Love’s Boomerang) |
Crime |
| 10 |
1922 |
Title
designer, art director |
The
Man from Home |
Crime |
| 11 |
1922 |
Title
designer, art director |
Spanish
Jade |
Crime |
| 12 |
1922 |
Title
designer, art director |
Tell
Your Children |
Romance |
| 13 |
1922 |
Producer |
Number
Thirteen (AKA Mrs Peabody) (unfinished) |
unknown |
| 14 |
1923 |
Production manager, co-director |
Always
Tell Your Wife3 |
Comedy |
| 15 |
1923 |
Screenwriter,
art director, assistant director |
Woman
to Woman |
Romance |
| 16 |
1924 |
Screenwriter,
art director, assistant director |
The
White Shadow (USA: White Shadows) |
Drama |
| 17 |
1924 |
Screenwriter,
art director, assistant director |
The
Passionate Adventure |
Drama |
| 18 |
1925 |
Screenwriter,
art director, assistant director |
The
Blackguard |
Drama |
| 19 |
1925 |
Screenwriter,
art director, assistant director |
The
Prude’s Fall (USA: Dangerous Virtue) |
Romance |
| 20 |
1926 |
Co-screenwriter |
The
Lodger: A Story of the London Fog (USA: The Case
of Jonathan Drew) |
Crime |
| 21 |
1927 |
Co-screenwriter |
The
Ring |
Sport |
| 22 |
1928 |
Co-screenwriter |
The
Farmer's Wife |
Comedy |
| 23 |
1928 |
Adaptor |
Champagne |
Comedy |
| 24 |
1929 |
Screenwriter |
Blackmail
(silent version) |
Crime |
| 25 |
1929 |
Adaptor |
Blackmail
(sound version) |
Crime |
| 26 |
1929 |
Adaptor |
Juno
and the Paycock (USA: The Shame of Mary Boyle) |
Drama |
| 27 |
1930 |
Co-adaptor |
Murder! |
Crime |
| 28 |
1931 |
Adaptor |
The
Skin Game |
Drama |
| 29 |
1931 |
Co-screenwriter |
Rich
and Strange (USA: East of Shanghai) |
Comedy |
| 30 |
1932 |
Co-screenwriter |
Number
Seventeen |
Crime |
| 31 |
1932 |
Producer |
Lord
Camber’s Ladies |
Drama |
| 32 |
1945 |
Treatment
adviser |
Memory
of the Camps1 |
War |
| 33 |
1946 |
Producer |
Notorious |
Drama |
| 34 |
1948 |
Co-producer |
Rope |
Crime |
| 35 |
1949 |
Co-producer |
Under
Capricorn |
Romance |
| 36 |
1950 |
Producer |
Stage
Fright |
Crime |
| 37 |
1951 |
Producer |
Strangers
on a Train |
Crime |
| 38 |
1953 |
Producer |
I
Confess |
Drama |
| 39 |
1954 |
Producer |
Dial
M for Murder |
Crime |
| 40 |
1954 |
Producer |
Rear
Window |
Crime |
| 41 |
1955 |
Producer |
To
Catch a Thief |
Crime |
| 42 |
1955 |
Producer |
The
Trouble with Harry |
Comedy |
| 43 |
1956 |
Producer |
The
Man Who Knew Too Much |
Crime |
| 44 |
1956 |
Producer |
The
Wrong Man |
Drama |
| 45 |
1958 |
Producer |
Vertigo |
Drama |
| 46 |
1959 |
Producer |
North
by Northwest |
Crime |
| 47 |
1960 |
Producer |
Psycho |
Horror |
| 48 |
1963 |
Producer |
The
Birds |
Horror |
| 49 |
1964 |
Producer |
Marnie |
Crime |
| 50 |
1966 |
Producer |
Torn
Curtain |
Espionage |
| 51 |
1969 |
Producer |
Topaz |
Crime |
| 52 |
1972 |
Producer |
Frenzy |
Crime |
| 53 |
1976 |
Producer |
Family
Plot |
Crime |
Television Credits |
| # |
Air
Date |
Role |
Title |
Series |
| 1 |
1955-65 |
Producer |
Alfred
Hitchcock Presents (series) |
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| 2 |
2
Oct 1955 |
Director |
'Revenge' |
Alfred Hitchcock Presents |
| 3 |
13
Nov 1955 |
Director |
'Breakdown' |
Alfred Hitchcock Presents |
| 4 |
4
Dec 1955 |
Director |
'The Case of Mr Pelham' |
Alfred Hitchcock Presents |
| 5 |
4
Mar 1956 |
Director |
'Back for Christmas' |
Alfred Hitchcock Presents |
| 6 |
30
Sep 1956 |
Director |
'Wet Saturday' |
Alfred Hitchcock Presents |
| 7 |
23
Dec 1956 |
Director |
'Mr Blanchard's Secret' |
Alfred Hitchcock Presents |
| 8 |
7
Apr 1957 |
Director |
'One More Mile to Go' |
Alfred Hitchcock Presents |
| 9 |
30
Sep 1957 |
Director |
'Four O'Clock' |
Suspicion |
| 10 |
20
Oct 1957 |
Director |
'The Perfect Crime' |
Alfred Hitchcock Presents |
| 11 |
13
Apr 1958 |
Director |
'Lamb to the Slaughter' |
Alfred Hitchcock Presents |
| 12 |
1
Jun 1958 |
Director |
'A Dip in the Pool' |
Alfred Hitchcock Presents |
| 13 |
5
Oct 1958 |
Director |
'Poison' |
Alfred Hitchcock Presents |
| 14 |
3
May 1959 |
Director |
'Banquo's Chair' |
Alfred Hitchcock Presents |
| 15 |
27
Sep 1959 |
Director |
'Arthur' |
Alfred Hitchcock Presents |
| 16 |
4
Oct 1959 |
Director |
'The Crystal Trench' |
Alfred Hitchcock Presents |
| 17 |
5
Apr 1960 |
Director |
'Incident at a Corner' |
Ford Star Time |
| 18 |
27
Sep 1960 |
Director |
'Mrs Bixby and the Colonel's Coat' |
Alfred Hitchcock Presents |
| 19 |
14
Mar 1961 |
Director |
'The Horseplayer' |
Alfred Hitchcock Presents |
| 20 |
17
Oct 1961 |
Director |
'Bang! You're Dead!' |
Alfred Hitchcock Presents |
| 21 |
11
Oct 1962 |
Director |
'I Saw the Whole Thing' |
The Alfred Hitchcock Hour |
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Notes
1.
Unfinished
2. Directed
some scenes only.
3. Only one of two reels survives.
Sources:
1. D. Gifford. The British Film Catalogue. London;
Chicago: Fitzroy Dearborn, 2001.
2. P. McGillan. Alfred Hitchcock: A Life in Darkness and
Light. New York: HarperCollins, 2003.
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