The desperate hours (V.O. The desperate hours) USA, 1955 Director: William Wyler Screenwriter: Joseph Hayes (based on his novel and play) Genre: Film noir, thriller, drama Soundtrack composer: Hugo Friedhofer Editor: Robert Swink Production company: William Wyler (producer), William Wyler Productions Main actors: Humphrey Bogart (Glenn Griffin) Fredric March (Daniel …
Psycho USA, 1960 Director: Alfred Hitchcock Screenplay writer: Joseph Stefano (based on the novel by Robert Bloch) Soundtrack composer: Bernard Herrmann Production company: Paramount Pictures Cast: Anthony Perkins (Norman Bates) Janet Leigh (Marion Crane) Vera Miles (Lila Crane) John Gavin (Sam Loomis) Martin Balsam (Private Investigator) Film Genre: Thriller, Psychological …
The Birds (V.O. The Birds) USA, 1963 Director: Alfred Hitchcock Screenwriter: Evan Hunter (based on the short story by Daphne Du Maurier)Genre: Suspense, horrorSoundtrack composer: Bernard HerrmannEditor: George TomasiniProduction company: Alfred Hitchcock Main actors: Tippi Hedren (Melanie Daniels) Rod Taylor (Mitch Brenner) Jessica Tandy (Lydia Brenner) Suzanne Pleshette (Annie Hayworth) …
Vertigo USA, 1958 Director: Alfred Hitchcock Screenwriter: Arthur Laurents (adaptation of the play by Patrick Hamilton), with the collaboration of Hume CronynGenre: Psychological thriller, suspenseSoundtrack composer: Leo ForbsteinEditor: William H. ZieglerProduction company: Alfred Hitchcock, Sidney Bernstein (Transatlantic Pictures) Cast: James Stewart (Rupert Cadell) John Dall (Brandon Shaw) Farley Granger (Phillip …
Rope USA, 1948 Director: Alfred Hitchcock Screenwriter: Arthur Laurents (adaptation of Patrick Hamilton’s play), with the collaboration of Hume Cronyn Genre: Psychological thriller, suspense Soundtrack composer: Leo Forbstein Editing: William H. Ziegler Production company: Alfred Hitchcock, Sidney Bernstein (Transatlantic Pictures) Cast: Dick Hogan (David Kentley) James Stewart (Rupert Cadell) John …
Rear Window USA, 1955 Director: Alfred Hitchcock Screenwriter: John Michael Hayes Genre: Suspense, thriller, mystery Soundtrack composer: Franz Waxman Editor: George Tomasini Production company: Alfred Hitchcock (producer), Paramount Pictures (studio) Main actors: James Stewart (L. B. “Jeff” Jefferies) Grace Kelly (Lisa Carol Fremont) Thelma Ritter (Stella) Wendell Corey (Detective Doyle) …
The Treasure of Sierra Madre USA, 1948 Director: John Huston Screenwriter: John Huston (based on the novel by B. Traven) Genre: Adventure, Western Soundtrack composer: Max Steiner Editing: Owen Marks Production: Warner Bros. Cast: Humphrey Bogart (Fred C. Dobbs) Walter Huston (Howard) Tim Holt (Bob Curtin) Bruce Bennett (James Cody) …
Carnival of souls USA, 1962 Genre: Suspense, horror Director: Herk Harvey Screenwriter: John Clifford Soundtrack composer: Gene Moore Production: Herk Harvey (Harcourt Productions) Cinematography: Maurice Prather Starring: Candace Hilligoss (Mary Henry) Frances Feist Sidney Berger Art Ellison Stan Levitt Tom McGinnis Forbes Caldwell Dan Palmquist Bill de Jarnette Pamela Ballard …
Dementia 13 USA, 1963 Director: Francis Ford Coppola Screenwriter:Francis Ford Coppola (with uncredited contributions by Jack Hill and Al Locatelli). Soundtrack composer:Ronald Stein Editor:Stuart O’Brien (with contributions by Morton Tubor) Producer:Roger Corman Starring: William Campbell (Richard Haloran) Luana Anders (Louise Haloran) Bart Patton (Billy Haloran) Mary Mitchel (Kane) Patrick Magee …
The Haunted Castle (O. V. Schloß Vogelod) Germany, 1921 Director: Friedrich Wilhelm Murnau Screenplay: Carl Mayer Cast: Arnold Korff, Lulu Korff-Kyser, Lothar Mehnert, Paul Hartman Genre: Mystery, drama Plot Count Vogelschrey has summoned several friends to his castle to go hunting the next day in the forest. Although it seems …
