Hitchcock

Difficult one, perhaps "Rebecca". Or is it "Dial M for Murder"?

The best "Hitchcock" movie that was NOT directed by Alfred Hitchcock, but clearly in his style, is "Charade" by Stanley Donen, featuring Cary Grant and Audrey Hepburn.

Brian de Palma was clearly influenced by Hitchcock, even almost copied a few scenes in some of his movies. ("Dressed To Kill", "Body Double").

A very good and underrated movie is "Peeping Tom", directed in 1960 by Michael Powell. The idea of the movie (a young man killing women with the filed leg of his camera's tripod and filming them in the act of being killed) was too shocking for the audience of that time, and so this excellent thriller was almost forgotten when it was at last revived in the 80s.

Also an excellent thriller: "Wait Until Dark", directed by Terence Young, featuring the excellent Audrey Hepburn.

Oh, and let's not forget the excellent "Sleuth", featuring Lawrence Olivier and Michael Caine. What a duel between two men! And let's not forget the excellent performance of Alex Cawthorne as Inspector Doppler in this movie. He acts as if he isn't there!

Edited by BaldFriede

I particularly like Dial M for Murder,Strangers on a Train,North by Northwest,Rear Window and Psycho.I picked North by Northwest.

1. Vertigo
2. North by North West
3. Psycho.

Vertigo is probably Hithcock's weirdest film and I love the haunting, dreamlike atmosphere and the great score by Bernard Herrmann. It's also amusing to see 'wholesome' James Stewart playing someone who is practically necrophilic.

I saw a good quality print of this at an independent cinema a while back and it looked amazing - definitely should be seen on a big screen.

BaldFriede wrote: The best "Hitchcock" movie that was NOT directed by Alfred Hitchcock, but clearly in his style, is "Charade" by Stanley Donen, featuring Cary Grant and Audrey Hepburn.

You're right, could even have slipped it into the poll!! I agree, it certainly is in his style.

And you mention some great suspense thrillers there - another favourite of mine is "Body Heat" with William Hurt and Kathleen Turner.

Drachen Theaker wrote: 1. Vertigo 2. North by North West 3. Psycho. Vertigo is probably Hithcock's weirdest film and I love the haunting, dreamlike atmosphere and the great score by Bernard Herrmann. It's also amusing to see 'wholesome' James Stewart playing someone who is practically necrophilic. I saw a good quality print of this at an independent cinema a while back and it looked amazing - definitely should be seen on a big screen.

I caught Vertigo restored on the big screen about 5 years back, which was great to see. I think James Stewart gives a great performance, as you say there's something about seeing about such a "nice" guy gradually falling apart as his obsession brings him down. I saw a memorable one-liner from a critic saying the film was about "love that degrades women and deranges men". Hea-vy!

I also saw N by NW on the same screen the following year but the print was duff, the sound was terrible and it was a real disappointment.

psycho and then the birds

probably Psycho.....greatest climax of any movie ever

Heck my old poll back again...quite a good one I thought! Glad NbyNW still winning.....

Psycho, North By Northwest, The Birds, and Vertigo are all top notch in my opinion.

Vertigo for me. Tecnihicolor beauty.

Maani: Is Lifeboat the one starring Talullah Bankhead?