1. Alfred Hitchcock

2. General facts
• Born 13th August 1899, London.
• Died 29th April 1980, Los Angeles, California.
• English Film maker and producer.
• Directed more than 50 feature films in his career.
• Directed his first film in 1925.
• Known as the greatest British film maker.
• Successful career in United Kingdom, then moved to
Hollywood and became an American citizen in 1956.
• Received American film institutes life achievement in
1979.
• Named ‘The master of Suspense’.

3. • Psycho
• The Birds
• North by Northwest
• The 39 steps
• Notorious
• Stranger on a train
• Rear Window
• Vertigo
• To catch a thief
• Dial M for murder
Successful Thriller Films

4. ‘The Master of Suspense’
• Devoted thriller director.
• Used many different techniques to create
realism.
• His films included unexpected endings,
violence, murder and crime.
• He framed shots to maximise anxiety, fear or
empathy.
• The use of camera made to move in a way
that mimics a persons gaze.

5. Cameo Appearances
• Hitchcock made cameo
appearance in 39 of his 52
major films.
• He would appear in his films for
a brief moment; boarding a
bus, crossing in front of a
building, standing in an
apartment across the
courtyard, or even appearing
in a newspaper photograph.
• His cameo appearances soon
became Hitchcock's
signatures, as fans would try
to spot him in his cameos.

6. Cameo Appearances
• Hitchcock made cameo
appearance in 39 of his 52
major films.
• He would appear in his films for
a brief moment; boarding a
bus, crossing in front of a
building, standing in an
apartment across the
courtyard, or even appearing
in a newspaper photograph.
• His cameo appearances soon
became Hitchcock's
signatures, as fans would try
to spot him in his cameos.