The Pocket Essential Alfred Hitchcock (Second Edition) by Paul Duncan

The Pocket Essential Alfred Hitchcock (Second Edition) by Paul Duncan

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Everything you ever need to know about Hitchcock

"The Little Book Of Hitchcock" Crime Time

Who was Hitchcock? A fat git who played practical jokes on people? A control freak who humiliated others to make himself look better? A little boy afraid of the dark? One of the greatest storytellers of the century? He was all of this and more - 20 years after his death, he is still a household name, his films have been seen by most people in the Western world, and he popularised the action movie format we see every week on the cinema screen. He was both a great artist and dynamite at the box office.

What's in it? As well as an introductory essay, each of Hitchcock's films is reviewed and analysed. In addition, the effect he has had on the industry is explained - virtually every big action movie of the past three decades has been influenced by his work. Not only that, but there's a handy reference section listing all the far weightier (and more expensive) books about Hitchcock.

Examine the genius and enduring popularity of one of the most influential figures in the history of cinema!


"Outstanding—guaranteed to intrigue anyone interested in what makes contemporary fiction tick." Philip Oakes, Literary Review

"A gripping collection." Brian Case, Time Out

Marketing Points:
Every film examined: Psycho. North By Northwest. Vertigo. Rear Window. The Birds.
One of the world's most well-known film directors
Little book format is an entry level purchase for many newly-interested by Hitchcock
Film buffs and film students will lap it up

About the Author

Paul Duncan is the co-founder of Crime Time magazine and edited The Third Degree: Crime Writers in Conversation (No Exit Press). He is the author of Pocket Essentials on Stanley Kubrick, Martin Scorsese, Alfred Hitchcock, Film Noir and Noir Fiction, and (as Martin Fitzgerald) Woody Allen, and Orson Welles.