In feature films the director is God; in documentary films God is the director. - Alfred Hitchcock

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In feature films the director is God; in documentary films God is the director.

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About Alfred Hitchcock

Sir Alfred Joseph Hitchcock, KBE (13 August 1899 – 29 April 1980) was an English film director and producer, closely associated with the suspense thriller genre. He is a well-known man and an award-winning director. He directed and produced three of the American Film Institute Top 100 Films, Vertigo (1958), Psycho (1960), and North by Northwest (1959), two psychological thrillers and a suspense film. Additionally, Vertigo was rated as the best film of all time in the 2012 British Film Institute Sight and Sound poll of the greatest films of all time.

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Birth Name: Alfred Joseph Hitchcock
Alternative Names: Sir Alfred Hitchcock Hitchcock Sir Alfred Joseph Hitchcock The Master of Suspense Master of Suspense Alfred J. Hitchcock Sir Alfred J. Hitchcock
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