British-American film director (1899-1980) known as the 'Master of Suspense' for thrillers including Vertigo, Psycho and Rear Window, whose technical innovations in camera movement and editing shaped the modern suspense film.
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Hitchcock used extended long takes as a defining device, most famously in Rope.
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He is widely regarded as one of the greatest and most influential figures in the history of cinema.
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Sir Alfred Joseph Hitchcock (13 August 1899 - 29 April 1980) was an English filmmaker.
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1919-1980
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Sir Alfred Joseph Hitchcock (13 August 1899-29 April 1980) was an English filmmaker.
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