Hitchcock's Stars: Alfred Hitchcock and the Hollywood Studio SystemRowman & Littlefield, 14 cze 2023 - 247 Although he was a visual stylist who once referred to actors as cattle, Alfred Hitchcock also had a remarkable talent for innovative and creative casting choices. The director launched the careers of several actors and completely changed the trajectory of others, many of whom created some of the most iconic screen performances in history. However, Hitchcock’s ability to fit his leading men and women into just the right parts has been a largely overlooked aspect of his filmmaking skills. In Hitchcock’s Stars: Alfred Hitchcock and the Hollywood Studio System, Lesley L. Coffin looks at how the director made the most of the actors who were at his disposal for several decades. From his first American production in 1940 to his final feature in 1976, Hitchcock’s films were examples of creative casting that strayed far from the norm during the structured Hollywood star system. Rather than examining the cinematic aspects of his work, this book explores the collaboration the director engaged in with some of the most |
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... Shadow ofa Doubt Lifeboat Spellbound Notorious The Paradine Case Rope Under Capricorn Stage Fright Strangers on a Train 1 I Confess vii ix 13 20 26 34 40 48 54 59 65 70 77 83 88 94 9 8 7 6 5 4 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 v Contents.
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... Shadow of a Doubt and later paid homage to the actor in his last feature, the comedythriller Family Plot. But despite being unable to get all the actors he so wanted, he did cast some of the biggest names at that time, and often in ...
... Shadow of a Doubt and later paid homage to the actor in his last feature, the comedythriller Family Plot. But despite being unable to get all the actors he so wanted, he did cast some of the biggest names at that time, and often in ...
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... (Shadow of a Doubt, Stage Fright, and The Trouble with Harry) to differentiate them from the mysterious blonde image he elevated to its own character type. And this is part of the reason the film dates remarkably well. Despite being made ...
... (Shadow of a Doubt, Stage Fright, and The Trouble with Harry) to differentiate them from the mysterious blonde image he elevated to its own character type. And this is part of the reason the film dates remarkably well. Despite being made ...
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... story about a good man wrongfully accused; however, that time he would be able to cast his first choice to star in the film, Henry Fonda in The Wrong Man. Shadow ofa Doubt 6 The casting of Shadow ofa Doubt. SABOTEUR 39.
... story about a good man wrongfully accused; however, that time he would be able to cast his first choice to star in the film, Henry Fonda in The Wrong Man. Shadow ofa Doubt 6 The casting of Shadow ofa Doubt. SABOTEUR 39.
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Alfred Hitchcock and the Hollywood Studio System Lesley L Coffin. Shadow ofa Doubt 6 The casting of Shadow ofa Doubt is in some ways as much about who was considered for the leading roles as who was ultimately cast. In addition to ...
Alfred Hitchcock and the Hollywood Studio System Lesley L Coffin. Shadow ofa Doubt 6 The casting of Shadow ofa Doubt is in some ways as much about who was considered for the leading roles as who was ultimately cast. In addition to ...
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Ch07 Lifeboat | 48 |
Ch08 Spellbound | 54 |
Ch18 To Catch a Thief | 109 |
Ch19 The Trouble with Harry | 114 |
Ch20 The Man Who Knew Too Much | 121 |
Ch21 The Wrong Man | 126 |
Ch22 Vertigo | 133 |
Ch23 North by Northwest | 140 |
Ch24 Psycho | 147 |
Ch25 The Birds | 154 |
Ch09 Notorious | 59 |
Ch10 The Paradine Case | 65 |
Ch11 Rope | 70 |
Ch12 Under Capricorn | 77 |
Ch13 Stage Fright | 83 |
Ch14 Strangers on a Train | 88 |
Ch15 I Confess | 94 |
Ch16 Dial M for Murder | 100 |
Ch17 Rear Window | 105 |
Ch26 Marnie | 163 |
Ch27 Torn Curtain | 174 |
Ch28 Family Plot | 182 |
Hitchcocks Influence | 191 |
Notes | 195 |
Filmography | 216 |
Index | 225 |
About the Author | 231 |
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