Alfred Hitchcock The Genius The Early Thrillers 7 VHS Video Box Set

The Genius of Alfred Hitchcock seven movie VHS video box set. Featuring his early thrillers including: - Blackmail - Number Seventeen - The Man Who Knew Too Much - The 39 Steps - The Secret Agent - Sabotage - The Lady Vanishes He was a man who always looked like he had just come from a funeral. His rotund body was never without a dark navy suit, white shirt and bankers tie. He was a man of mystery, the master of suspense. His films thrilled audiences for over five decades at the theater and eventually on television. Hitchcock was a brilliant craftsman and a subtle stylist. Although he spent most of his career working in a single genre - the suspense thriller - his mastery of film form transcended it. His directorial style embraced the diverging styles of film montage and the long take. His achievements in widescreen composition reverberate through contemporary filmmaking. This collection of films contain seven highly praised thrillers from early in Hitchcock's distinguished career. The style that made generations of film goers blood run cold is already apparent. When in 1967, the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences awarded Hitchcock with it's lifetime achievement award, it was for a body of work matched by few directors in film history. Total running time: Approximately 9 hours Black and white