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Asgardian
8 Jan 2011, 22:43
I was trying to figure out my top 10 Hitchcock movies, I'm down to a list of 21 of them that I love, am having real trouble cutting it down to a top 10.
Here's the list of the 57 Hitchcock movies, I've excluded the TV series and docos
Family Plot 1976
Frenzy 1972
Topaz 1969
Torn Curtain 1966
Marnie 1964
The Birds 1963
Psycho 1960
North by Northwest 1959
Vertigo 1958
The Wrong Man 1956
The Man Who Knew Too Much 1956
The Trouble with Harry 1955
To Catch a Thief 1955
Rear Window 1954
Dial M for Murder 1954
I Confess 1953
Strangers on a Train 1951
Stage Fright 1950
Under Capricorn 1949
Rope 1948
The Paradine Case 1947
Notorious 1946
Spellbound 1945
Lifeboat 1944
Aventure malgache (short) 1944
Bon Voyage (short) 1944
Shadow of a Doubt 1943
Saboteur 1942
Suspicion 1941
Mr. & Mrs. Smith 1941
Foreign Correspondent 1940
Rebecca 1940
Jamaica Inn 1939
The Lady Vanishes 1938
Young and Innocent 1937
Sabotage 1936
Secret Agent 1936
The 39 Steps 1935
The Man Who Knew Too Much 1934
Waltzes from Vienna 1934
Number Seventeen 1932
Rich and Strange 1931
Mary 1931
The Skin Game 1931
Murder! 1930
Juno and the Paycock 1930
An Elastic Affair (short) 1930
Blackmail 1929
The Manxman 1929
Champagne 1928
Easy Virtue 1928
The Farmer's Wife 1928
Downhill 1927
The Ring 1927
The Lodger: A Story of the London Fog 1927
The Mountain Eagle 1926 (lost film)
The Pleasure Garden 1925
What would be your top 10?
bungalow_bill
8 Jan 2011, 23:17
I love Hitchcock movies but there are plenty I haven't seen yet. Of those I have seen North By Northwest is my favourite. To Catch A Thief,Rear Window & Dial M For Murder would probably figure in my top 10.
Rope's always great fun
Probably my favourite.
Bomber32
8 Jan 2011, 23:26
1. Rear Window
2. Psycho
3. Vertigo
4. North By Northwest
5. The Birds
6. Rope
7. To Catch A Thief
8. Dial M For Murder
9. Strangers on a Train
10. Spellbound
Truckosaurus
8 Jan 2011, 23:30
In rough order
Strangers on a Train
Notorious
Shadow of a Doubt
The 39 Steps
The Lady Vanishes
Suspicion
North By Northwest
Dial M for Murder
Rope
Spellbound
I know it may seem a crime to leave out such films as Rear Window and Vertigo, but my dislike of Jimmy Stewart prevents me from including them in the top 10.
Asgardian
9 Jan 2011, 01:32
The 21 movies I've cut it down to are --
The Lodger: A Story of the London Fog 1927
The 39 Steps 1935
Secret Agent 1936
Sabotage 1936
Young and Innocent 1937
The Lady Vanishes 1938
Rebecca 1940
Foreign Correspondent 1940
Saboteur 1942
Shadow of a Doubt 1943
Lifeboat 1944
Spellbound 1945
Notorious 1946
Rope 1948
Strangers on a Train 1951
Dial M for Murder 1954
Rear Window 1954
Vertigo 1958
North by Northwest 1959
Psycho 1960
The Birds 1963
Frenzy 1972
It's difficult from there
HoldenMagroin
9 Jan 2011, 05:51
1. Vertigo
2. North By Northwest
3. The 39 Steps
4. The Birds
5. Psycho
6. Rear Window
7. To Catch A Thief
8. The Lady Vanishes
9. Strangers On A Train
10. Lifeboat
It's a tough call to pick and choose all those gems, but James Stewart is a deal breaker for me (with the exception of the brilliant 'Vertigo').
Wahooti Fandango
9 Jan 2011, 10:07
Rope's always great fun
Probably my favourite.
Yep, same here.
The 39 Steps is good, although the book is even better.
Noddy Holder
9 Jan 2011, 11:12
1. North by Northwest
2. Vertigo
3. Rope
4. The Birds
5. Rebecca
6. Rear Window
7. Psycho
8. Lifeboat
9. Dial M for Murder
10. Spellbound
sherrinorburley
10 Jan 2011, 02:07
Frenzy 1972
The Birds 1963
Psycho 1960
North by Northwest 1959
Vertigo 1958
The Man Who Knew Too Much 1956
Rear Window 1954
Dial M for Murder 1954
Strangers on a Train 1951
Rope 1948
Watched these more than once, probably return to them in the future, so top 10 it is.
RobbyRoy
10 Jan 2011, 18:28
Rear Window is the only one I've really loved. Yet to see Psycho though.
Asgardian
10 Jan 2011, 23:54
How many of the 57 have you seen?
Noddy Holder
11 Jan 2011, 09:20
I've seen them all except for the shorts. I've possibly seen them too, just can't remember them.
On another note, do you know if the TV series(Hitchcock Presents I think it was called) is available on DVD? Would love to get it if so.
Truckosaurus
11 Jan 2011, 10:33
Alfred Hitchcock Presents is available on DVD, my dad has it.
Still a heap of them I haven't seen, so will do my top 5.
To Catch a Thief 1955
North by Northwest 1959
Rear Window 1954
Psycho 1960
The Birds 1963
To Catch a Thief would be in my all time top 5 favourite movies. Grace Kelly. Slept with her co-stars as much as any modern 'star', but showed how to have class whilst doing it and without having to graffiti her body.
One wonders if Hitchcock had been born several decades later if he'd have been such a success. It's rare to find a director who seems unable to figure out effects don't make up for great acting and stories. Or studios who let (major) movies not turn into CGI overloaded pieces of crud.
Asgardian
11 Jan 2011, 17:57
I've seen them all except for the shorts. I've possibly seen them too, just can't remember them.
You're doing well then, I have 31 of his films on DVD and there are still several I have not seen, but intend on doing so.
I'm willing to bet you have not seen The Mountain Eagle, I'm even willing to bet no-one alive today has ever seen it, another lost film unfortunately.
Have you really seen "Mary"?
This was the German language version of "Murder!" made at the same time, just with a German cast.
Aventure Malgache & Bon Voyage have been released on DVD, sometimes under the title "Hitchcock - The Wartime Resistance Films"
On another note, do you know if the TV series(Hitchcock Presents I think it was called) is available on DVD? Would love to get it if so.
I haven't seen a complete box set, AFAIK only the first 4 seasons have been released plus some of the Alfred Hitchcock Hour episodes are on DVD
Alfred Hitchcock Presents is available on DVD, my dad has it.
How many seasons does he have?
RobbyRoy
11 Jan 2011, 18:59
How many of the 57 have you seen?
At a guess I'd say half. Don't get me wrong, I like most of them a lot, but Rear Window is the only one that would make a favourites list. The Birds, Dial M for Murder, Rope and North By Northwest are well above average movies. Vertigo has many moments of brilliance, as good as Hitchcock has done, but it hasn't aged well.
Truckosaurus
11 Jan 2011, 19:59
How many seasons does he have?
If I can find them I'll let you know, his DVD collection is easily in the several hundreds. You need a map to find one. I've suggested organising them along the lines of the Dewey decimal system. I believe he also has some of the Alfred Hitchcock Hour.
Noddy Holder
11 Jan 2011, 20:26
You're doing well then, I have 31 of his films on DVD and there are still several I have not seen, but intend on doing so.
I'm willing to bet you have not seen The Mountain Eagle, I'm even willing to bet no-one alive today has ever seen it, another lost film unfortunately.
Have you really seen "Mary"?
This was the German language version of "Murder!" made at the same time, just with a German cast.
Aventure Malgache & Bon Voyage have been released on DVD, sometimes under the title "Hitchcock - The Wartime Resistance Films"?
No sorry I haven't seen Mountain Eagle. I have seen the others but. I actually have Mary. It was included as an extra on the Murder DVD that I purchased. However it doesn't have subtitles and as I don't speak German haven't watched very much of it.
It's a tough call to pick and choose all those gems, but James Stewart is a deal breaker for me (with the exception of the brilliant 'Vertigo').
Not liking Jimmy Stewart! Sacrilege!
Hitch is my favourite director, my top 10 would be:
Vertigo
Shadow of a Doubt
Notorious
Psycho
Rear Window
North by Northwest
The Lady Vanishes
The 39 Steps
Marnie
The Man Who Knew Too Much (later version)
I have 40 of his films, he is one of my all-time favourite directors along with Lius Bunuel and Krzysztof Kieslowski.
My favourites are:
1. Rear Window
2. To Catch A Thief
3. North By Northwest
4. Dial M For Murder
5. The Birds
6. Vertigo
7. Notorious
8. The Man Who Knew Too Much (1955)
9. Spellbound
10. Shadow Of A Doubt
Asgardian
14 Jan 2011, 18:30
I'm amazed no-one has mentioned The Lodger: A Story of the London Fog 1927
It's a master class in film-making, even at that early stage of his career Hitchcock knew how to visually progress a story. Yep, it's a silent movie, still, the story cards are hardly vital.
sherrinorburley
4 Aug 2011, 01:30
Got to appreciate what is now taken for granted. Like Hitch spreading his wisdom on youtube.
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