FILM DIRECTOR

Alfred Hitchcock

1899 - 1980

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Sir Alfred Joseph Hitchcock (13 August 1899 – 29 April 1980) was an English film director. He is widely regarded as one of the most influential figures in the history of cinema. In a career spanning six decades, he directed over 50 feature films, many of which are still widely watched and studied today. Known as the "Master of Suspense", Hitchcock became as well known as any of his actors thanks to his many interviews, his cameo appearances in most of his films, and his hosting and producing the television anthology Alfred Hitchcock Presents (1955–65). Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Alfred Hitchcock is the 8th most popular film director (down from 5th in 2019), the 83rd most popular biography from United Kingdom (down from 40th in 2019) and the most popular British Film Director.

Alfred Hitchcock is most famous for his contributions to the thriller and suspense genres. He directed and produced more than fifty feature films in a career spanning six decades, becoming one of the most influential directors in cinematic history.

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Among FILM DIRECTORS

Among film directors, Alfred Hitchcock ranks 8 out of 2,041. Before him are Martin Scorsese, Hayao Miyazaki, Akira Kurosawa, David Lynch, Federico Fellini, and Ingmar Bergman. After him are Stanley Kubrick, Sergei Eisenstein, Roman Polanski, D. W. Griffith, Pier Paolo Pasolini, and Woody Allen.

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Among people born in 1899, Alfred Hitchcock ranks 4. Before him are Huang Xianfan, Ernest Hemingway, and Jorge Luis Borges. After him are Frederick IX of Denmark, Al Capone, Lavrentiy Beria, Vladimir Nabokov, Yasunari Kawabata, Friedrich Hayek, Grand Duchess Maria Nikolaevna of Russia, and Humphrey Bogart. Among people deceased in 1980, Alfred Hitchcock ranks 6. Before him are Jean-Paul Sartre, Josip Broz Tito, Karl Dönitz, John Lennon, and Jean Piaget. After him are Mohammad Reza Pahlavi, Erich Fromm, Roland Barthes, Steve McQueen, Bon Scott, and Oskar Kokoschka.

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In United Kingdom

Among people born in United Kingdom, Alfred Hitchcock ranks 83 out of 8,785. Before him are Bertrand Russell (1872), Charles Thomson Rees Wilson (1869), Harold Harefoot (1016), Owen Willans Richardson (1879), William Ewart Gladstone (1809), and Empress Matilda (1102). After him are Anne, Princess Royal (1950), Tom Jones (1940), James Clerk Maxwell (1831), Richard Burton (1925), Olav V of Norway (1903), and Edward the Martyr (962).

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Among FILM DIRECTORS In United Kingdom

Among film directors born in United Kingdom, Alfred Hitchcock ranks 1. After him are Ridley Scott (1937), Ken Loach (1936), Tony Scott (1944), Alan Parker (1944), Peter Brook (1925), Christopher Nolan (1970), Richard Attenborough (1923), David Lean (1908), Peter Greenaway (1942), Michael Powell (1905), and Danny Boyle (1956).

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