With news of a forthcoming French set of Hitchcock's films in UHD, I set myself the task of assessing Hitch's greatest movies (in my assessment, that is!) in the hope that we may one day see these as they truly deserve.
My shortlist of his greatest, in no particular order, is:
The 39 Steps
The Lady Vanishes
Notorious
Rear Window
Spellbound
Shadow of a Doubt
North by Northwest
Rebecca
To Catch a Thief
Dial M for Murder
There are of course many others that deserve this treatment. And I've probably inadvertently left out some that should have been shortlisted. Feel free to add suggestions if you think I've missed any out. 'Vertigo' certainly has a legion of fans, as seen by it being recently voted in a UK poll as the greatest movie ever made(!) and I can understand that 'Vertigo', 'Birds' and 'The Man who Knew too Much' (first version of course, sorry Doris) would have their own particular coterie of fans. Anyway, march on bravely into UHD land .. .maybe this would give Paramount an excuse to remedy its Notorious treatment of TCAT.
My shortlist of his greatest, in no particular order, is:
The 39 Steps
The Lady Vanishes
Notorious
Rear Window
Spellbound
Shadow of a Doubt
North by Northwest
Rebecca
To Catch a Thief
Dial M for Murder
There are of course many others that deserve this treatment. And I've probably inadvertently left out some that should have been shortlisted. Feel free to add suggestions if you think I've missed any out. 'Vertigo' certainly has a legion of fans, as seen by it being recently voted in a UK poll as the greatest movie ever made(!) and I can understand that 'Vertigo', 'Birds' and 'The Man who Knew too Much' (first version of course, sorry Doris) would have their own particular coterie of fans. Anyway, march on bravely into UHD land .. .maybe this would give Paramount an excuse to remedy its Notorious treatment of TCAT.