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Vertigo is a 1958 American psychological thriller directed by Alfred Hitchcock, starring James Stewart as a retired detective suffering from acrophobia and Kim Novak in a dual role. Based on the French novel D'entre les morts by Pierre Boileau and Thomas Narcejac, the film is set in San Francisco an...

*Rear Window* is a 1954 American suspense film directed by Alfred Hitchcock and based on Cornell Woolrich's 1942 short story "It Had to Be Murder." The narrative centers on a professional photographer, played by James Stewart, who uses a wheelchair while recovering from a broken leg and begins obser...

"North by Northwest" is a 1959 American spy thriller film directed by Alfred Hitchcock, starring Cary Grant as Roger Thornhill, a New York advertising executive. The narrative is driven by a case of mistaken identity, forcing Thornhill to flee across the United States after being wrongly targeted by...

The Psycho screenplay was written by Joseph Stefano, adapting Robert Bloch's 1959 novel for Alfred Hitchcock's 1960 film. It begins with Marion Crane's flight after stealing money and shifts to the isolated Bates Motel, where Norman Bates and his mother become central to the mystery. The screenplay...

The Rear Window screenplay was written by John Michael Hayes and adapted from Cornell Woolrich's short story It Had to Be Murder for Alfred Hitchcock's 1954 film. It centers on photographer L. B. Jefferies, who is confined to his apartment and begins observing the courtyard outside through a rear wi...

The Vertigo screenplay was written by Alec Coppel and Samuel Taylor for Alfred Hitchcock's 1958 film, adapting the French novel D'entre les morts by Pierre Boileau and Thomas Narcejac. It follows former detective John Ferguson, known as Scottie, whose fear of heights and fixation on a mysterious wom...

The 1958 U.S. poster for Alfred Hitchcock's Vertigo, designed by Saul Bass with illustrator John Whitney, featuring a spiraling figure that is widely regarded as one of the greatest film posters ever created.

This object is the original 1960 U.S. theatrical release poster for the psychological horror thriller Psycho, directed by Alfred Hitchcock. The artwork was designed by graphic designer Saul Bass, who utilized stark typography and fragmented photographic imagery to evoke the film's themes of voyeuris...

The North by Northwest Screenplay is Ernest Lehman's original screenplay for Alfred Hitchcock's 1959 thriller. It follows advertising executive Roger Thornhill after criminals mistake him for a government agent, forcing him into a cross-country flight from pursuit and danger. The screenplay combines...

Strangers on a Train is a psychological thriller directed by Alfred Hitchcock, released by Warner Bros. in 1951. The film follows tennis player Guy Haines (Farley Granger) who meets Bruno Anthony (Robert Walker) on a train, with Bruno proposing they "exchange murders"—Bruno will kill Guy's estranged...

Directed by Alfred Hitchcock, *Shadow of a Doubt* is a 1943 psychological thriller about a young woman who discovers her visiting uncle is a prolific serial killer known as the "Merry Widow Murderer." Set in a seemingly idyllic California town, the film explores themes of duality and suspicion, feat...

Rebecca is a 1940 American psychological thriller directed by Alfred Hitchcock, marking his first project in the United States. Based on the 1938 novel by Daphne du Maurier, the film stars Laurence Olivier and Joan Fontaine and explores themes of gothic dread and psychological manipulation at the Ma...

Dial M for Murder is a 1954 crime thriller film directed by Alfred Hitchcock, adapted from the successful stage play of the same name by Frederick Knott. The plot centers on Tony Wendice, a former professional tennis player who discovers his wife's affair and devises an elaborate blackmail scheme to...

The Rear Window (1954) original theatrical poster promoted Alfred Hitchcock's thriller starring James Stewart and Grace Kelly, a formally inventive film confined almost entirely to a single apartment set that is widely studied for its meditation on voyeurism.

The Birds is the screenplay for Alfred Hitchcock's 1963 horror thriller, written by Evan Hunter and loosely based on Daphne du Maurier's short story of the same name. It follows Melanie Daniels after she visits the coastal town of Bodega Bay, where unexplained attacks by birds escalate against the t...

Rope is a 1948 American psychological thriller directed by Alfred Hitchcock, based on the 1929 play of the same name. The film is famous for its experimental use of long takes, with Hitchcock attempting to make the continuous narrative appear as a single, uninterrupted shot. Starring James Stewart,...

Frenzy is a 1972 British psychological thriller film directed by Alfred Hitchcock, notable for being the first of his films to receive an R-rating from the MPAA. The plot follows a former Royal Air Force officer who becomes the prime suspect in a series of murders committed by an actual serial kille...

The Man Who Knew Too Much is a 1956 American suspense thriller directed by Alfred Hitchcock and starring James Stewart and Doris Day. It follows an American couple whose son is kidnapped after they inadvertently learn of a planned political assassination in London, forcing them to pursue the conspir...

"The Wrong Man" is a 1956 psychological thriller directed by Alfred Hitchcock, starring Henry Fonda and Vera Miles. Based on a true story, the film follows an innocent jazz musician who is mistakenly identified as a robber and subsequently subjected to the criminal justice system. Hitchcock employs...

Marnie is a 1964 psychological thriller directed by Alfred Hitchcock, starring Tippi Hedren as a compulsive thief and Sean Connery as the man who becomes obsessed with uncovering her past. Based on Winston Graham's 1961 novel, the film explores themes of trauma, psychoanalysis, and identity through...