Hitchcock myth

2020s revisions Lifeless sentence: latest “restoration” badly botched on Blu-ray, streaming and DCP Posthumous: five decades after the director’s death, film now has unsound audio It’s been unjustly condemned to …

Soundtrack and audio mixes Composer Lyn Murray’s lush music available in several partial re-recordings But only one rare, limited edition release contains his entire original score Owners Paramount have judged …

Production and home video Cocktail for a corpse: the guest who’s dead on time is a knotty problem Director’s cameo even more discreet continuation of that for Lifeboat One of …

Ingrid Bergman and Cary Grant heat up the screen and fool postwar censors Sex, intrigue, espionage and poisoning: Master of Suspense brews a heady mix Political: Even at 80-odd years …

Cuckoo in the nest: This underrated, underseen Hitchcock will blow you out of the water! WWII-set drama with nine-strong ensemble cast is one of his grimmest and very best films …

The Trouble with Charlie: Hell breaks loose when the devil comes to town Bad omen: A steam train chimney’s black smoke cloud signals his arrival One Good Mother: Hitch’s kindest-ever …

War effort: the Master of Suspense fights the fascists and sounds a warning against complacency Another Hitchcock Wrong Man in a double chase as falsely-accused goes on run to find …

Quintessential screwball comedy which, contrary to popular belief, Hitch actually chose to direct Shining star: Poignantly showcases mercurial actress Carole Lombard in her penultimate role Two decades after her tragic …

Bestseller to blockbuster: The Mistress of Romance meets the Master of Suspense Kissing cousins: Rebecca keeps it in the family and births a torrid tale Daphne du Maurier’s second bestseller …

Revisiting contemporary and modern critical appreciation Alfred Hitchcock’s first Hollywood film has a British flavour First adaptation of Daphne du Maurier’s bestselling novel Blockbuster success: nominated for 11 Oscars, winning …