In 1962, something magical happened. The 1950's to early 1960's saw Alfred Hitchcock's success soar. Looking at his filmography you can see why...
1950: Stage Fright
1951: Strangers on a Train
1953: I Confess
1954: Dial M for Murder
1954: Rear Window
1955: Begins "Alfred Hitchcock Presents" which runs until 1961
1955: To Catch a Thief
1955: The Trouble with Harry
1956: The Man Who Knew Too Much
1956: The Wrong Man
1957: Directed an episode of Suspicion titled "Four O'Clock"
1958: Vertigo
1959: North By Northwest
1960: Directed an episode of Startime titled "Incident at a Corner"
1960: Psycho
1962: The Alfred Hitchcock Hour
1963: The Birds
But with his success came attacks from the film critic communities. Thankfully, filmmaker François Truffaut didn't agree and sought to set the record straight resulting in a series of interviews by François Truffaut with the man himself.
Through the glory of French Radio, the interviews were broadcast as a 25 part series eah over 25 minutes long. And through the glory of the internet, you can hear them all HERE for free.
The interviews were also compiled and printed as a book called "Hitchcock/Truffaut: The definitive study of Alfred Hitchcock by François Truffaut." which you can get HERE.
As a huge fan of both filmmakers this book and audio is a no-brainer. Filled with amazing stories and details about Hitchcock, his work, and indirectly the passion of François Truffaut. It's a treasure trove for anyone interested in these two fantastic artists, or to anyone interested in filmmaking at all.
So, until time travel is perfected or certain dark rituals in caves can pinpoint moments of the past more precisely, all we have is the content displayed in this post, folks. Trust me on this one.
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