Hitchcock

[hich-kok]

noun

1. Sir Alfred (Joseph), 1899–1980, U.S. film and television director and producer, born in England.

2. Thomas, Jr. Tommy, 1900–44, U.S. polo player.

Hitchcock

/ ˈhɪtʃˌkɒk /

noun

1. Sir Alfred ( Joseph ). 1899–1980, English film director, noted for his mastery in creating suspense. His films include The Thirty-Nine Steps (1935), Rebecca (1940), Psycho (1960), and The Birds (1963)

Example Sentences

Prior to the appearance of “Hitchcock/Truffaut” in 1966, there was no literary genre for celebrating, analyzing or documenting the work of a filmmaker or the making of a film.

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Alfred Hitchcock, who along with David O. Selznick turned “Rebecca” into an Oscar-winning film in 1940, also adapted one of the short stories in this collection.

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Gein was the inspiration for Robert Bloch’s novel “Psycho,” which Alfred Hitchcock adapted into the 1960 film of the same name.

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Stirring music underlies her final statement to the court; a letter sent by Amanda to Mignini is lit from within, like the deadly glass of milk in Hitchcock’s “Notorious.”

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Demme insisted he wasn’t interested in being a director, even after the French filmmaker inscribed his copy of “Hitchcock.”

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