Becoming Hitchcock: The Legacy of Blackmail (2024)
72 min
Narrated by historian, critic and filmmaker Elvis Mitchell, this documentary reflects the development of the iconic filmmaker's signature style, through the making of one of his benchmark films, Blackmail. The documentary highlights the birth of the "Hitchcock Touch" at a period when talking pictures first emerged and explores his trademark themes, like such as murder, suspense and cool blondes. While focusing on Blackmail, the documentary reveals how this film also foreshadows the director's later masterpieces, from Psycho to North by Northwest and from The Birds to Frenzy.
- Release date
- October 18, 2024
- Country of origin
- France, United Kingdom, United States
- Music
- Blair Mowat
Cast
- Elvis Mitchell as Narrator
- Martin Balsam as Det. Milton Arbogast in Psycho
- Raymond Burr as Lars Thorwald in Rear Window
- Donald Calthrop as Tracy in Blackmail
- Anthony Dawson as Charles Swann in Dial M for Murder
- John Gavin as Sam Loomis in Psycho
- Cary Grant as Roger Thornhill in North by Northwest
- Tippi Hedren as Melanie Daniels in The Birds
- Grace Kelly as Margot Wendice in Dial M for Murder
Crew
- Alfred Hitchcock · Archive footage
- Martin Balsam · Archive footage
- Raymond Burr · Archive footage
- Donald Calthrop · Archive footage
- Anthony Dawson · Archive footage
- John Gavin · Archive footage
- Cary Grant · Archive footage
- Tippi Hedren · Archive footage
- Grace Kelly · Archive footage
- Laurent Bouzereau · Director
- Laurent Bouzereau · Writer
- Laurent Bouzereau · Producer
- Falko Jahn · Producer
- Markus Keith · Producer
- Candy Vincent-Smith · Producer
- Blair Mowat · Composer
- Margarida Cartaxo · Editor