Director’s homage to Alfred Hitchcock reuses his writer and composer Homme wrecker: from bridal path to warpath for an angel of vengeance Hell hath no fury like a woman widowed – who …

A universally acclaimed film noir that’s criminally underseen today No charade: this is probably the best film Alfred Hitchcock never made! Masterpiece of misdirection that would make maestro of suspense proud Tight, …

Foremost film noir’s leading actors are far from household names but all deserve to be Their stellar screen careers stretched from mid-1930s all the way up to the mid-1990s Hundreds of collective …

Leading pulp fiction source author led a life as sad and lonely as any of his characters Productive: his writings inspired well over 100 screen works, more than any other noirist Screenwriter’s …

The little film that could: B-movie that became a surprise blockbuster No charade: probably the actual best Hitchcock film Hitchcock never made Based on a short story from writer of Rear Window …

Remakes and homages One of the director’s most renowned and imitated films spawns countless spoofs and homages From play to screen and beyond: blatant rip-offs and affectionate nods permeate popular culture Just one …

Home video Clear window: preserved print and two separate restorations released across multiple formats Breakdown: three versions but they’re in seven variant transfers, all detailed for the first time Follows Universal’s usual …

Soundtrack and essays Score credited to composing icon Franz Waxman but he has little input Mainly has source music plucked from Paramount’s vaults by the director Naturalistic: mostly music emanates from the …

The man who saw too much – but seeing isn’t always believing Ensemble: already large cast doubles in number by the final scene Soap opera in long-shot that turns the audience into …

Heat is on: temperatures soar and stakes are high in claustrophobic thriller Princess in peril: future royal Grace Kelly plays plucky heroine to perfection It’s perhaps the most-loved role in her small …

Revisiting contemporary and modern critical appreciation Alfred Hitchcock’s stylish thriller met with universal acclaim Critics and fans alike made it much-imitated, enduring success Multi-level soap opera that turns audience into peeping Toms …

Soundtrack Wartime weepie has Oscar-winning score by Hollywood music maestro Max Steiner Original recordings have been released in full, and plundered for various bootlegs Composer adapted it for first of several suites, also …

Home front drama inspired by letters to the frontline from a devoted soldier’s wife Superb performances from all-star ensemble cast ensured award-winning, box office hit But for all its wholesome, morale-boosting ambitions, …

Incalculably influential composer-conductor soundtracked many of the 20th century’s biggest blockbusters Child prodigy and multifaceted musical genius whose name became synonymous with lush Hollywood scores He grew up amongst the cream of …

The five commandments: Thou shalt not… Do what cannot be undone at some future time Fail to indicate any unavoidably necessary changes Have the hubris to make a revision the de facto …

Swashbuckler: Technicolor romp sees star-crossed lovers torn between love and duty Joan Fontaine returns for second Daphne du Maurier adaptation after starring as “I” in Rebecca Basil Rathbone pointedly plays a baddie …

Home video and soundtrack After two decades, the Master’s entrée to widescreen, colour and 3D filmmaking Starting with this one, every American film has been issued altered on home video Audio, aspect …

Master of Suspense forced to shoot crime thriller in 3D but doesn’t phone it in Nonetheless, it was rarely seen in 3D for decades until 2012 digital restoration Countless spoofs, homages and …

Alfred Hitchcock’s carefully planned, three-dimensional thriller was a big hit… in 2D Iconic blonde Grace Kelly cements her star power playing a rich, unfaithful housewife Robert Cummings, star of Saboteur, narrowly returns …

Revisiting contemporary and modern critical appreciation Frederick Knott’s transatlantic hit play gets Alfred Hitchcock adaptation First of three classics with Oscar-winning blonde and future royal Grace Kelly Director meticulously planned its execution …

Master of Suspense mines his Catholic roots for angst-ridden film noir Conflicted: Montgomery Clift plays priest on the devil’s horns of a dilemma Censored: Clift’s original co-star was dropped for being an …