The great master of suspense, working in the genre of thriller, Alfred Hitchcock made during his life a lot of great paintings. He masterfully created an atmosphere of intense expectation and alarming uncertainty in them.
We offer to recall the best films of Hitchcock - a list of paintings that are worth seeing.
10. Strangers on the train
Opens a list of the best films of the great master of thrillers picture “Strangers on the train”. According to the plot of this thriller, a young athlete Guy Haines once meets a mysterious man on a train who shows amazing awareness of Haines' life and personal relationships. The athlete goes to his wife to agree on a divorce. Introducing himself as Bruno Anthony, the mysterious companion offers Guy a deal - he kills the athlete’s wife, and he deals with Bruno’s father. Thus, they will be provided with an alibi. Haines rejects Bruno’s offer, but when his wife refuses to give him a divorce, he thinks about the deal.
9. The rope
Alfred Hitchcock's Featured Films Includes Thriller "Rope"based on real events. During the work on the film, the director was interested in the psychology of fascism, which was reflected in the picture. Two friends obsessed with the idea of a superman and perfect murder commit a crime - they are strangled with the help of a rope of their fellow student. They do not stop there and arrange a banquet in the apartment where the body is hidden.
One of the features of the picture is long plans.
8. Dizziness
Continues the list of the best films of Hitchcock thriller "Dizziness"taking first place in the ranking of the greatest detectives of cinema.
Detective John Ferguson suffers from a fear of heights caused by the death of his partner. Attacks of panic fear and dizziness force him to resign. He is hired by an old acquaintance to look after his wife Madeleine, who is obsessed with suicide. Gradually, he falls in love with his ward. But the fear of heights leads to the fact that in one of the periods of exacerbation of Madeleine's disease, the detective could not help her. Climbing the bell tower, she falls down, and Ferguson only looks helplessly at her fall. But soon he meets a stranger, like two drops of water similar to the deceased.
7. Rebecca
"Rebecca" - Another great movie made by Alfred Hitchcock. The film received two Oscars, including in the nomination "Best Film".
This is not quite an atypical picture for the master of suspense - on the screen the viewer will not see the scenes of murders, there are no maniacs in him. Nevertheless, the plot keeps the viewer in suspense until the end.
The owner of a luxurious estate a year after the death of his wife Rebecca brings a new wife from Monte Carlo. The new mistress does not have a sweet time - everything reminds me of Rebecca on the estate, as if she had not left him. The strange behavior of the housekeeper, Mrs. Danvers, further aggravates the situation.
6. North through northwest
The detective continues the list of the best films of Hitchcock "North through northwest". Hitchcock loved stories in which people became hostages of circumstances. Roger O. Thornhill, a modest advertising agent, is, by fateful coincidence, mistaken for a foreign spy. No one saw the real agent in person, so the main character can only escape.
5. Trouble with Harry
"Trouble with Harry" - Another atypical picture in the list of the best films of Alfred Hitchcock. In the center of the plot of this comedy is the story of a corpse of a man named Harry Worp, found in a forest near a town in Vermont. Several local residents immediately believe that they were involved in the death of Harry. But since none of them wants to report this to the police, they are trying to hide the dead man. The corpse is "stubborn" and refuses to hide.
The director considered this picture the best in his filmography.
4. In case of murder, type M
“In case of murder, type“ M ” - One of the best detective films of Hitchcock.
Former tennis player Tony Wendis is a typical playboy. Living in a big way, without denying anything to himself, he is helped by the money of a wealthy wife. When the wife has a new hobby in the person of detective novel writer Mark Holliday, Tony decides to kill his wife. It is not jealousy or the desire to avenge treason that makes him commit a crime, but despair. In the event of a divorce, he will remain penniless, and will not be able to lead a habitual loose life. To secure an alibi, Wendis finds the one to commit the killing. But the perfect crime was accidentally thwarted by Tony's wife.
3. Window to the courtyard
Among the best paintings of Hitchcock is a detective thriller. "Window to the courtyard". According to many critics, this is the greatest detective story of all time. At one time, the film was underestimated, but is now considered a national treasure of the United States.
Photographer ABB Jeffries is confined to his apartment due to a broken leg. He is visited by a girlfriend, a nurse and a friend-policeman. The photographer’s only amusement is to watch the residents of the neighboring house from the bedroom window. Once a photographer realizes that a murder was committed in one of the apartments. The problem is that friends do not believe Jeffries, considering his suspicions baseless.
2. Birds
Horror movie "Birds" - one of the masterpieces of cinema, shot by Alfred Hitchcock on the story of the same name by the English writer Daphne Dumorier. The film was inspired by the incident when hundreds of petrels attacked residents of a small town in California.
Charming Melanie Daniels meets a nice young man Mitch Brenner. Despite the fact that he behaves coldly, the girl decides to come to Bodega Bay, where the Mitch family lives on a visit. At the pier, a seagull pounced on her. The next day, hundreds of birds attack the city, attacking people.
1. Psycho
The main film in the list of the best paintings of Hitchcock - a horror film "Psycho". The plot is based on the free adaptation of Robert Bloch's novel. To keep the denouement of history as secret as possible, Hitchcock bought up all the copies of the book he could find.
The plot of the picture is partially based on the life story of one of the most famous maniacs in the United States - Ed Gain.
Marion Crane, who stole a large sum, decides to stay overnight at a roadside motel while fleeing. Its manager, Norman Bates, suffers from a split personality. At times, his dead tyrannical mother “wakes up” in him. Bates likes the new motel guest, but his mother intends to get rid of Marion in the most cruel way.