Κυριακή 26 Μαΐου 2013

Alfred Hitchcock 20 Movies Collection

Alfred Hitchcock, the master of suspense, directed more than 50 feature films during his long career.  Today, his work is admired worldwide, and he’s considered one of our finest directors. Although many of his landmark films remain copyrighted, some of his important works, particularly his early ones, have slipped into the public domain. And so we have catalogued 21 Alfred Hitchcock films that you can watch online – completely for free. We will update this list on an ongoing basis.

  • Bon Voyage -  A French language WWII propaganda film by Alfred Hitchcock. (1944)
  • Champagne -  A silent comedy film based on an original story by English writer and critic Walter C. Mycroft. (1928)
  • Downhill -  In this silent film, a public schoolboy “takes the blame for a friend’s theft and his life falls apart in a series of misadventures.” Also released under the title, When Boys Leave Home. (1927)
  • Easy Virtue  Early silent film directed by Alfred Hitchcock. Loosely based on a play by Noël Coward. (1928)
  • Jamaica Inn - A young woman discovers that she’s living near a gang of criminals who arrange shipwrecks for profit. Stars Maureen O’Hara, Robert Newton and Charles Laughton. (1939)
  • Juno and the Paycock -Early sound film by Hitchcock also released under the name The Shame of Mary Boyle. (1930)
  • Murder!  Hitchcock’s third talkie film based on a novel and play called Enter Sir John by Clemence Dane and Helen Simpson. (1930)
  • Sabotage – Alfred Hitchcock directs this British thriller based on Joseph Conrad’s novel The Secret Agent. Also released as The Woman Alone. (1936)
  • Secret Agent -  Directed by Alfred Hitchcock, this film was loosely based on stories by W. Somerset Maugham. Stars John Gielgud, Peter Lorre, Madeleine Carroll and Robert Young. (1936)
The 39 Steps - Free - One of Alfred Hitchcock’s first hits. British thriller is based on the novel with same name by John Buchan. (1935)
The Farmer’s Wife -  Early Hitchcock silent film based on a play by British novelist Eden Phillpotts. (1928)

The Lady Vanishes –  British thriller film directed by Alfred Hitchcock. Stars Margaret Lockwood and Michael Redgrave. (1938)

The Lodger: A Story of the London Fog One of Hitchcock’s silent classics. A landlady suspects her lodger is a murderer killing women around London. (1927)

The Manxman -  This was Hitchcock’s last silent film. (1929)

The Pleasure Garden –  After several collaborative efforts, Hitchcock made his solo directorial debut in the German-British co-production based on a novel by Oliver Sandys.

The Ring -  This silent film focuses on a love triangle between two men and a woman. One of Hitchcock’s minor works. (1927)

The Skin Game -  A 1931 Hitchcock film based on a play by John Galsworthy recounts the tragic tale of a family feud. (1931)

Waltzes From Vienna -  Alfred Hitchcock told Francois Truffaut that this film (about the writing and performance of The Blue Danube) was the low point of his film career. (1934)


Young and Innocent - Originally released in the US as The Girl Was Young, this Alfred Hitchcock film was based on Josephine Tey’s novel A Shilling for Candles. (1937)




















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