Alfred Hitchcock: The Man Who Knew Too Much (Icons)

By Michael Wood

Book Overview

Widely regarded as the greatest filmmaker of the twentieth century, Alfred Hitchcock had a gift for creating suspense and a shrewd knowledge of human psychology. His film career, spanning more than... This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 054445622X
• ISBN13: 9780544456228
• Release Date: March 2015
• Publisher: New Harvest
• Length: 144 Pages
• Weight: 0.65 lbs.
• Dimensions: 8.3" x 0.7" x 5.5"

Customer Reviews

Reads like a story. Not just a collection of facts.

I have other books on Alfred. However, mostly what I know about H-i-t-c-h-c-o-c-k is from DVD extras. This book, however, is simple on the surface. The thing that I like most is that you do not have to keep looking in the back for footnotes and references, as they are built right on the page in the place you are reading. The author, Michael Wood, is not afraid to mention other authors’ works and quotes. We get a good overview of the many works of Alfred H-i-t-c-h-c-o-c-k. There is depth, but not too much, and you come away feeling that you know all that you want to know about Alfred and his world. Thanks, Michael, for a good time spent reading about the movie Icon.