Hitchcock Alfred - Hitchcock = fwith the collaboration of Helen G. Scott

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Copyright 1984 by Franois Truffaut and ditions Ramsay

English language translation copyright 1984 by Franois Truffant

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First published in France in 1983 by ditions Ramsay under the title Hitclicuck/Truffaut

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The Library of Congress has cataloged the hardcover edition as follows:

Truffaut, Franois.

Hitchcock.

Dialogue between Truffaut and Hitchcock.

Translation of Le cinma selon Hitchcock.

Includes index.

1. Hitchcock, Alfred, 1899-1980. I. Hitchcock,

Alfred. 1899-1980. II. Scott, Helen G. III. Title.

PN1998.A3H573 1984 791.4302330924 84-10686

ISBN-13: 978-0-671-52601-6

ISBN-10: 0-671-52601-4

ISBN-13: 978-0-671-60429-5 (Pbk)

ISBN-10: 0-671-60429-5 (Pbk)

ISBN-13: 978-1-5011-4322-9 (eBook)

The photographs illustrating this book were published with the kind permission of Alfred Hitchcock (producer), for the film Number Thirteen, distributed by W. and F. of London. Michael Balcon (producer), for the films The White Shadow, distributed by W. and F. of London and Selznick Distributing Corp. of the U.S.A.; Woman to Woman, distributed by W. and F. of London and Selznick Distributing Corp. of the U.S.A.; Pleasure Garden, distributed by W. and F. of London and Aywon Independent Distributors of the U.S.A.; The Mountain Eagle, distributed by W. and F. of London and Artlee Independent Distributors of the U.S.A.; The Lodger, distributed by W. and F. of London and Amer-Anglo Corp. of the U.S.A.; Downhill, distributed by W. and F. of London and World Wide Distributors of the U.S.A.; Easy Virtue, distributed by W. and V. of London and World Wide Distributors of the U.S.A. John Maxwell, British International Pict. (prod.), for the films: The Ring, distributed by Wardour; The Farmers Wife, distributed by Wardour and Ufa Eastern Division of the U.S.A.; Champagne, distributed by Wardour; The Manxman, distributed by Wardour and Ufa Eastern Division of the U.S.A.; Blackmail, distributed by Wardour and Sono Art World Pictures of the U.S.A.; Juno and the Paycock, distributed by Wardour and British International of the U.S.A.; Murder, distributed by Wardour and British International of the U.S.A.; The Skin Game, distributed by Wardour and British International of the U.S.A.; Rich and Strange, distributed by Wardour and Powers Pictures of the U.S.A.; Number Seventeen, distributed by Wardour. Alfred Hitchcock, British International Pict. (prod.), for the film Lord Cambers Ladies, distributed by Wardour. Tom Arnold, Gaumont British production, for the film Waltzes from Vienna, distributed by Gaumont Film Distribution, Tom Arnold of the U.S.A. Michael Balcon and Ivor Montagu, G.B. Prod., for the films: The Man Who Knew Too Much (1st version), distributed by Gaumont Film Distribution G.B. of the U.S.A.; The Thirty-nine Steps, distributed by Gaumont Film Distribution G.B. Productions of the U.S.A.; Secret Agent, distributed by Gaumont Film Distribution G.B. Productions of the U.S.A; Sabotage, distributed by Gaumont Film Distribution G.B. Productions of the U.S.A. Edward Black-Gainsborough, Gaumont British Picture for the film Young and Innocent, distributed by Gaumont Film Distribution, G.B. Productions of the U.S.A. Edward Black-Gainsborough Picture, for the film The Lady Vanishes, distributed by M.G.M. in England and G.B. Productions in the U.S.A. Eric Pommer and Charles Laughton, Mayflower Prod., for the film Jamaica Inn, distributed by Associated British, Paramount of the U.S.A. David O. Selznick, for the films Rebecca, distributed by United Artists, and Spellbound, distributed by United Artists. Walter Wanger, for Foreign Correspondent, distributed by United Artists. Harry Edington, for the film Mr. and Mrs. Smith, distributed by R.K.O. R.K.O. for the film Suspicion, distributed by R.K.O. Frank Lloyd and Jack H. Skirball, for the film Shadow of a Doubt, distributed by Universal. Kenneth Macgowan, for the film Lifeboat, distributed by 20th Century-Fox. British Ministry of Information, for the films Bon Voyage and Aventure Malgache. Alfred Hitchcock, for the film Notorious, distributed by R.K.O. David O. Selznick, for the film The Paradme Case, distributed by Selznick Releasing Organization. Hitchcock and Sidney Bernstein, Transatlantic Picture, for the films: Rope, distributed by Warner Brothers; Under Capricorn, distributed by Warner Brothers. Alfred Hitchcock, for the films: Stage Fright, distributed by Warner Brothers; Strangers on a Train, distributed by Warner Brothers; I Confess, distributed by Warner Brothers; Dial M for Murder, distributed by Warner Brothers; Rear Window, distributed by Paramount; To Catch a Thief, distributed by Paramount; The trouble with Harry, distributed by Paramount; The Man Who Knew Too Much (2nd version), distributed by Paramount; The Wrong Man, distributed by Warner Brothers; Vertigo, distributed by Paramount; North by Northwest, distributed by M.G.M.; Psycho, distributed by Paramount; The Birds, distributed by Universal; Mamie, distributed by Universal, Torn Curtain, distributed by Universal. Philippe Halsman, for all the photographs illustrating the conversations of A. Hitchcock and F. Truffaut, Philippe Halsman 1963.

We wish to thank all those who helped in conceiving, completing or illustrating this hook: Aime Alexandre, Fanny Ardant, Emmanuele Bernheim, Peter Bogdanovich, Ren Bonnell, Raymond Cauchetier, Carlos Clarens, Josiane Coudel, Roger Dagieu, LExpress, Odette Ferry, Lucette de Givray, Philippe Halsman, Monique Ilolveck, Christophe L., Jean-Franois Lentretien, Lydie Mahias, Madeleine Morgenstern, Christine Pell, George Perry, Peggy Robertson, Laura Truffaut-Wong, Oliver Vaughan, Alain Venisse, Cahiers du Cinma, Cinmathque Franaise, Cinmathque Royale de Belgique, The Museum of Modern Art, New York, National Film Archive, London.

Nowadays, the work of Alfred Hitchcock is admired all over the world. Young people who are just discovering his art through the current rerelease of Rear Window and Vertigo, or through North by Northwest, may assume his prestige has always been recognized, but this is far from being the case.

In the fifties and sixties, Hitchcock was at the height of his creativity and popularity. He was, of course, famous due to the publicity masterminded by producer David O. Selznick during the six or seven years of their collaboration on such films as Rebecca, Notorious, Spellbound, and The Paradine Case.