Directed by Alfred Hitchcock • 1948 • United States
Starring James Stewart, John Dall, Farley Granger
In this charged thriller inspired by the notorious case of Leopold and Loeb, two Manhattan college friends (John Dall and Farley Granger) strangle a classmate for intellectual kicks and then proceed to invite his family and friends for dinner—with the body stuffed inside the trunk they use for a buffet table. Screen legend James Stewart costars in this macabre chamber piece, striking for both its daring queer subtext and experimental visual style, in which a series of elaborately choreographed long takes are carefully edited to create the illusion of one continuous shot.
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Shadow of a Doubt
Directed by Alfred Hitchcock • 1943 • United States
Starring Teresa Wright, Joseph Cotten, Macdonald CareyAlfred Hitchcock’s personal favorite of all his films, SHADOW OF A DOUBT is an exceptionally macabre tale of a beloved uncle (Joseph Cotten) whose visit to his sister and her family at firs...
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Torn Curtain
Directed by Alfred Hitchcock • 1966 • United States
Starring Paul Newman, Julie Andrews, Lila KedrovaPaul Newman and Julie Andrews star in Alfred Hitchcock’s gripping Cold War thriller about a nuclear physicist/double agent and his troubled fiancée who must escape East Germany amid dangerous po...
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Vertigo
Directed by Alfred Hitchcock • 1958 • United States
Starring James Stewart, Kim Novak, Barbara Bel GeddesAlfred Hitchcock’s VERTIGO has been recognized as the director’s most spellbinding and deeply personal achievement—and as one of the greatest films ever made. James Stewart reteams with the ...
