The interesting part with Hitchcock is that for each composition and scene in the films, he knew who to work with for him to produce the best results. These great films were shot using unique styles that captures the viewers’ attention leading into a lot of suspense, mystery and admiration for the good work.

This includes the 1942 Shadow of a Doubt followed by the 1951 Strangers on a Train and the 1938 The lady vanishes. However, for the purpose of this essay we get to analyze three of his best classics. It would take a long time if one was to analyze all the best films by Hitchcock. Throughout his career he produced a wide range of remarkable films. In Donald’s text he indicates that Hitchcock’s career took a leap for the better starting from 1935, which saw him produce and direct great pieces of art (Spoto 9). According to Donald Spoto (1976), Hitchcock’s first seventeen films did not receive much recognition as they were more of historical curiosities (8). This does not mean that his career was smooth all the way in fact most of his first films did not do so well. Over six decades, Hitchcock directed over fifty feature films both at the British cinema and in Hollywood. In his career he pioneered a number of techniques that improved the quality of films in the psychological thriller and suspense genres (Bays). After having a successful career in the British cinema Hitchcock decided to move to Hollywood where he received much recognition for his distinct directing style. He is widely known in the film industry as the most significant artist, he was even at one time described as the “most influential filmmaker of all time” by MovieMaker magazine (Wood 20). With a career spanning over a period of more than half a century anybody in the cinema industry would agree that Hitchcock is one of the most influential people in the industry. Alfred Joseph Hitchcock remains to be one of the great film director and producer of his time. ?Essay Two Hitchcock, Shadow of a Doubt (1942), Hitchcock, Strangers on a Train (1951) and Hitchcock, The Lady Vanishes.

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