Search: Directed by Alfred Hitchcock

History has been kind to Hitchcock’s film, something which is a testament to the director’s immense talents, and it is remarkable how well The 39 Steps holds up.

The way The Birds is shot is the stuff of legend.

The Master of Suspense's first talking picture is the template for many of his later masterpieces.

Neither funny nor particularly dramatic, with a paper thin plot

Hitchcock's genius reveals itself in the way he can work with actors and the way he can build a narrative.

A comprehensive presentation of his work, showing the origins of several of the elements that he would go on to capitalise on in his later work

Comprehensive box set

An entertaining and surprisingly dark period drama.

This adaptation of Sean O’Casey’s play about a Dublin family trying to get by might best be described as one for completists, in terms of Alfred Hitchock’s body of work.

Despite having all the elements of a classic Hitchcock mystery, this is really one for fans of the master's early, funny films.

For the fans of Hitchcock’s work it is always worth indulging in his early cinema if only to witness the evolving mastery of the genre.

It's a nonsense, but when the storytelling is this good it doesn't matter.

The chemisty is perfect. Although Bergman dominates by sheer force of character, Grant's cool persona slips effortlessly into her pocket.

The house, with its prominent staircase is a perfect environment for atmospheric expressionistic chiaroscuro.

No amount of experience watching modern slasher films will inure you to the fear that Hitchcock could instill with his masterly pacing and restraint.

Hitchcock brilliantly builds suspense scene after scene.

This is Hitch cutting his teeth on a bigger budget and, despite any of his own begrudges, loving every minute of it.

The film seems uncomfortable in either the silent or sound camp.

Given the limitations placed on directors by silent movies, Hitchcock achieves an enviable amount of nuance.

Remembered primarily for its technical brilliance.

A gem of cinematic storytelling.

All in all Spellbound makes for a good watch but shouldn’t be too highly hyped.

If you didn't know this was Hitchcock you'd be hard-pressed to guess, with little of his classic cinematic vocabulary in evidence.

An effectively twisty little thriller with enough action sequences to keep it on the right side of farce.

My pick for the greatest film ever made.