2024
6.7 (3 votes)
1h 19m
Official Website
Genres
Documentary
Production Companies
StudioCanal
Nedland Media
Turner Classic Movies
Ciné+
Nedland Media
Turner Classic Movies
Ciné+
Becoming Hitchcock: The Legacy of Blackmail
Overview
Narrated by historian, critic and filmmaker Elvis Mitchell, this documentary reflects the development of the iconic filmmaker's signature style, through the making of one of his benchmark films, Blackmail. The documentary highlights the birth of the "Hitchcock Touch" at a period when talking pictures first emerged and explores his trademark themes, like such as murder, suspense and cool blondes. While focusing on Blackmail, the documentary reveals how this film also foreshadows the director's later masterpieces, from Psycho to North by Northwest and from The Birds to Frenzy.
Key Crew
Director: Laurent Bouzereau
Writer: Laurent Bouzereau
Producer: Laurent Bouzereau, Falko Jahn, Markus Keith, Candy Vincent-Smith
Top Cast
Elvis Mitchell
Narrator
Alfred Hitchcock
Self (archive footage)
