Alfred Hitchcock was the son of East End greengrocer William Hitchcock and his wife Emma. Raised as a strict Catholic and attending Saint Ignatius College, a school run by Jesuits, Hitch had very much of a regular upbringing. His first job outside of the family business was in 1915 as an estimator for the Henley Telegraph and Cable Company...See full bio »
I am a typed director. If I made
Cinderella, the audience would immediately be looking for a body in the coach.
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He was reportedly furious when Brian De Palma decided to make
Obsession, because he thought it was a virtual remake of
Vertigo. Ironically, De Palma stopped making mystery/adventure films after Hitchcock's death in 1980, with the possible exception of
Body Double.
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