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To Catch a Thief

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To Catch a Thief
© 1955 Paramount Pictures − All right reserved.

To Catch a Thief

Poster for the movie "To Catch a Thief"
Release Date  3 August 1955 (1 h 46 min)
Directed by  Alfred Hitchcock
Writer 
Composer  Lyn Murray
Country   United States of America
Rating 
Not rated yet!

Synopsis and Details

To prevent being accused of the crimes, an ex-burglar must catch a thief who’s been copying his style.

  • Year of production  1955
  • Release Date  3 August 1955
  • Local Release Date  3 August 1955
  • Revenue  $8,750,000
  • Budget  $2,500,000
  • Language  French, English


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Overview

WANTED by the police in all the luxury-spots of Europe!... A catch for any woman!

To prevent being accused of the crimes, an ex-burglar must catch a thief who’s been copying his style.


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  • TMDb ID  381
  • Original Title  To Catch a Thief
  • Release Date  3 August 1955
  • Local Release Date  3 August 1955
  • Runtime  1 h 46 min
  • Production  Paramount Pictures
  • Country   United States of America
  • Languages  French, English
  • Genres  Crime, Drama, Mystery, Romance, Thriller
  • Director  Alfred Hitchcock
  • Producer  Alfred Hitchcock
  • Director of Photography  Robert Burks
  • Original Music Composer  Lyn Murray
  • Author  David Dodge
  • Writer 
  • Certification  PG
  • Budget  $2,500,000
  • Revenue  $8,750,000
  • IMDb Id  tt0048728
  • Adult 
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Notorious

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Notorious
© 1946 RKO Radio Pictures − All right reserved.

Notorious

Poster for the movie "Notorious"
Release Date  15 August 1946 (1 h 43 min)
Directed by  Alfred Hitchcock
Writer 
Composer  Roy Webb
Genres  Thriller, Drama, Romance
Country   United States of America
Rating 
Not rated yet!

Synopsis and Details

In order to help bring Nazis to justice, U.S. government agent T.R. Devlin recruits Alicia Huberman, the American daughter of a convicted German war criminal, as a spy. As they begin to fall for one another, Alicia is instructed to win the affections of Alexander Sebastian, a Nazi hiding out in Brazil. When Sebastian becomes serious about his relationship with Alicia, the stakes get higher, and Devlin must watch her slip further undercover.

  • Year of production  1946
  • Release Date  15 August 1946
  • Local Release Date  15 August 1946
  • Revenue  $24,464,742
  • Budget  $2,000,000
  • Language  English


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Overview

Notorious woman of affairs... Adventurous man of the world

In order to help bring Nazis to justice, U.S. government agent T.R. Devlin recruits Alicia Huberman, the American daughter of a convicted German war criminal, as a spy. As they begin to fall for one another, Alicia is instructed to win the affections of Alexander Sebastian, a Nazi hiding out in Brazil. When Sebastian becomes serious about his relationship with Alicia, the stakes get higher, and Devlin must watch her slip further undercover.


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  • TMDb ID  303
  • Original Title  Notorious
  • Release Date  15 August 1946
  • Local Release Date  15 August 1946
  • Runtime  1 h 43 min
  • Production  RKO Radio Pictures
  • Country   United States of America
  • Languages  English
  • Genres  Thriller, Drama, Romance
  • Director  Alfred Hitchcock
  • Producer  Alfred Hitchcock, Barbara Keon
  • Director of Photography  Ted Tetzlaff
  • Original Music Composer  Roy Webb
  • Author  John Taintor Foote
  • Writer 
  • Certification  NR
  • Budget  $2,000,000
  • Revenue  $24,464,742
  • IMDb Id  tt0038787
  • Adult 
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Strangers on a Train

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Strangers on a Train
© 1951 Warner Bros. − All right reserved.

Strangers on a Train

Poster for the movie "Strangers on a Train"
Release Date  18 June 1951 (1 h 41 min)
Directed by  Alfred Hitchcock
Writer 
Composer  Dimitri Tiomkin
Genres  Crime, Drama, Thriller
Country   United States of America
Rating 
Not rated yet!

Synopsis and Details

A psychotic socialite confronts a pro tennis star with a theory on how two complete strangers can get away with murder...a theory that he plans to implement.

  • Year of production  1951
  • Release Date  18 June 1951
  • Local Release Date  30 June 1951
  • Revenue  $7,000,000
  • Budget  $1,200,000
  • Language  French, English


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Overview

It starts with a shriek of a train whistle...and ends with shrieking excitement.

A psychotic socialite confronts a pro tennis star with a theory on how two complete strangers can get away with murder...a theory that he plans to implement.


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  • TMDb ID  845
  • Original Title  Strangers on a Train
  • Release Date  18 June 1951
  • Local Release Date  30 June 1951
  • Runtime  1 h 41 min
  • Production  Warner Bros.
  • Country   United States of America
  • Languages  French, English
  • Genres  Crime, Drama, Thriller
  • Director  Alfred Hitchcock
  • Producer  Alfred Hitchcock, Barbara Keon
  • Director of Photography  Robert Burks
  • Original Music Composer  Dimitri Tiomkin
  • Author 
  • Writer 
  • Certification  PG
  • Budget  $1,200,000
  • Revenue  $7,000,000
  • IMDb Id  tt0044079
  • Adult 
  • Homepage  https://wbclassics.warnerbros.com/fetchClassicExhibitor?resourceKey=MjAwMDU1MQ==

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Dimitri Tiomkin

Production

Alfred Hitchcock
Barbara Keon

Companies

Warner Bros.

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The Birds

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The Birds
© 1963 Alfred J. Hitchcock Productions − All right reserved.

The Birds

Poster for the movie "The Birds"
Release Date  28 March 1963 (1 h 59 min)
Directed by  Alfred Hitchcock
Writer 
Composer  Bernard Herrmann
Genres  Horror
Country   United States of America
Rating 
Not rated yet!

Synopsis and Details

Chic socialite Melanie Daniels enjoys a passing flirtation with an eligible attorney in a San Francisco pet shop and, on an impulse, follows him to his hometown bearing a gift of lovebirds. But upon her arrival, the bird population runs amok. Suddenly, the townsfolk face a massive avian onslaught, with the feathered fiends inexplicably attacking people all over Bodega Bay.

  • Year of production  1963
  • Release Date  28 March 1963
  • Local Release Date  28 March 1963
  • Revenue  $11,403,529
  • Budget  $2,500,000
  • Language  English


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Overview

...and remember, the next scream you hear may be your own!

Chic socialite Melanie Daniels enjoys a passing flirtation with an eligible attorney in a San Francisco pet shop and, on an impulse, follows him to his hometown bearing a gift of lovebirds. But upon her arrival, the bird population runs amok. Suddenly, the townsfolk face a massive avian onslaught, with the feathered fiends inexplicably attacking people all over Bodega Bay.


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  • TMDb ID  571
  • Original Title  The Birds
  • Release Date  28 March 1963
  • Local Release Date  28 March 1963
  • Runtime  1 h 59 min
  • Production  Alfred J. Hitchcock Productions
  • Country   United States of America
  • Languages  English
  • Genres  Horror
  • Director  Alfred Hitchcock
  • Producer  Alfred Hitchcock
  • Director of Photography  Robert Burks
  • Original Music Composer  Bernard Herrmann
  • Author  Daphne Du Maurier
  • Writer 
  • Certification  PG-13
  • Budget  $2,500,000
  • Revenue  $11,403,529
  • IMDb Id  tt0056869
  • Adult 
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Rebecca

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Rebecca
© 1940 Selznick International Pictures − All right reserved.

Rebecca

Poster for the movie "Rebecca"
Release Date  12 April 1940 (2 h 10 min)
Directed by  Alfred Hitchcock
Writer 
Composer  Franz Waxman
Genres  Drama, Mystery
Country   United States of America
Rating 
Not rated yet!

Synopsis and Details

Story of a young woman who marries a fascinating widower only to find out that she must live in the shadow of his former wife, Rebecca, who died mysteriously several years earlier. The young wife must come to grips with the terrible secret of her handsome, cold husband, Max De Winter. She must also deal with the jealous, obsessed Mrs. Danvers, the housekeeper, who will not accept her as the mistress of the house.

  • Year of production  1940
  • Release Date  12 April 1940
  • Local Release Date  12 April 1940
  • Revenue  $6,000,000
  • Budget  $1,288,000
  • Language  English, French


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The shadow of this woman darkened their love.

Story of a young woman who marries a fascinating widower only to find out that she must live in the shadow of his former wife, Rebecca, who died mysteriously several years earlier. The young wife must come to grips with the terrible secret of her handsome, cold husband, Max De Winter. She must also deal with the jealous, obsessed Mrs. Danvers, the housekeeper, who will not accept her as the mistress of the house.


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  • TMDb ID  223
  • Original Title  Rebecca
  • Release Date  12 April 1940
  • Local Release Date  12 April 1940
  • Runtime  2 h 10 min
  • Production  Selznick International Pictures
  • Country   United States of America
  • Languages  English, French
  • Genres  Drama, Mystery
  • Director  Alfred Hitchcock
  • Producer  David O. Selznick
  • Director of Photography  George Barnes
  • Original Music Composer  Franz Waxman
  • Author 
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  • Certification  NR
  • Budget  $1,288,000
  • Revenue  $6,000,000
  • IMDb Id  tt0032976
  • Adult 
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Rope

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Rope
© 1948 Transatlantic Pictures − All right reserved.

Rope

Poster for the movie "Rope"
Release Date  23 August 1948 (1 h 20 min)
Directed by  Alfred Hitchcock
Writer 
Composer 
Genres  Crime, Drama, Mystery, Thriller
Country   United States of America
Rating 
Not rated yet!

Synopsis and Details

Two young men strangle their "inferior" classmate, hide his body in their apartment, and invite his friends and family to a dinner party as a means to challenge the "perfection" of their crime.

  • Year of production  1948
  • Release Date  23 August 1948
  • Local Release Date  23 August 1948
  • Revenue  $2,200,000
  • Budget  $1,500,000
  • Language  English


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Overview

Two young men strangle their "inferior" classmate, hide his body in their apartment, and invite his friends and family to a dinner party as a means to challenge the "perfection" of their crime.


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  • TMDb ID  1580
  • Original Title  Rope
  • Release Date  23 August 1948
  • Local Release Date  23 August 1948
  • Runtime  1 h 20 min
  • Production  Transatlantic Pictures, Warner Bros., Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM)
  • Country   United States of America
  • Languages  English
  • Genres  Crime, Drama, Mystery, Thriller
  • Director  Alfred Hitchcock
  • Producer  Sidney Bernstein, Alfred Hitchcock
  • Director of Photography  William V. Skall, Joseph A. Valentine, Richard Emmons, Eddie Fitzgerald, Paul Hill, Morris Rosen
  • Original Music Composer 
  • Author 
  • Writer 
  • Certification 
  • Budget  $1,500,000
  • Revenue  $2,200,000
  • IMDb Id  tt0040746
  • Adult 
  • Homepage 

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Sidney Bernstein
Alfred Hitchcock

Companies

Transatlantic Pictures
Warner Bros.
Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM)

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Rear Window

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Rear Window
© 1954 Paramount Pictures − All right reserved.

Rear Window

Poster for the movie "Rear Window"
Release Date  1 August 1954 (1 h 52 min)
Directed by  Alfred Hitchcock
Writer 
Composer  Franz Waxman
Genres  Drama, Mystery, Thriller
Country   United States of America
Rating 
Not rated yet!

Synopsis and Details

Professional photographer L.B. "Jeff" Jeffries breaks his leg while getting an action shot at an auto race. Confined to his New York apartment, he spends his time looking out of the rear window observing the neighbors. He begins to suspect that a man across the courtyard may have murdered his wife. Jeff enlists the help of his high society fashion-consultant girlfriend Lisa Freemont and his visiting nurse Stella to investigate.

  • Year of production  1954
  • Release Date  1 August 1954
  • Local Release Date  20 January 2000
  • Revenue  $36,764,313
  • Budget  $1,000,000
  • Language  English


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Overview

It only takes one witness to spoil the perfect crime.

Professional photographer L.B. "Jeff" Jeffries breaks his leg while getting an action shot at an auto race. Confined to his New York apartment, he spends his time looking out of the rear window observing the neighbors. He begins to suspect that a man across the courtyard may have murdered his wife. Jeff enlists the help of his high society fashion-consultant girlfriend Lisa Freemont and his visiting nurse Stella to investigate.


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  • TMDb ID  567
  • Original Title  Rear Window
  • Release Date  1 August 1954
  • Local Release Date  20 January 2000
  • Runtime  1 h 52 min
  • Production  Paramount Pictures
  • Country   United States of America
  • Languages  English
  • Genres  Drama, Mystery, Thriller
  • Director  Alfred Hitchcock
  • Producer  Alfred Hitchcock, James C. Katz
  • Director of Photography  Robert Burks
  • Original Music Composer  Franz Waxman
  • Author  Cornell Woolrich
  • Writer 
  • Certification 
  • Budget  $1,000,000
  • Revenue  $36,764,313
  • IMDb Id  tt0047396
  • Adult 
  • Homepage 

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