Directors

Alfred Hitchcock

Alfred Hitchcock (1899-1980), auteur, showman and famed director, had a career spanning five decades and over 50 films.

Hitchcock once dryly noted that, "Even my failures make money and become classics a year after I make them." Movies by Alfred Hitchcock range from the irrefutable masterpieces to minor classics to astonishing experiments in the language of film. Hitchcock's oeuvre encompasses cinematic invention, innovation and landmarks in the field.

Movies by Alfred Hitchcock

The Lodger (1926 - Silent)Starring: Ivor Novello and Marie AultTaut thriller of a lodger accused of murder by a jealous detective.

The Ring (1927 - Silent)Starring: Carl Brisson and Ian HunterJealous lovers and an angry prizefighter combine in this suspenseful film.

Easy Virtue (1927 - Silent)Starring: Isabel Jeans and Ian HunterDrama of a woman torn between her alcoholic husband and suicidal lover.

Champagne (1928 - Silent)Starring: Betty Balfour and Gordon HarkerGorgeous cinematography and classic story of a rich father trying to teach his daughter an important lesson make this a must-see for many Hitchcock fans.

The Farmer's Wife (1928 - Silent)Starring: Jameson Thomas and Lillian Hall-DaviesA farmer, his wife, and the housekeeper in a classic romantic triangle.

Manxman (1929)Starring: Carl Brisson and Anny OndraTimeless story of love and betrayal on the Isle of Man.

Blackmail (1929)Starring: Anny Ondra and John LongdenFirst British sound picture features tale of a blackmailed Scotland Yard inspector.

Juno and the Paycock (1930)Starring: Sara Allgood and Edward ChapmanAdaptation of Sean O'Casey's seriocomic play of life in Dublin slums.

Murder! (1930)Starring: Herbert Marshall and Nora BaringWhen a lone juror believes the defendant in a murder trial is innocent, he's determined to find the real killer himself.

Skin Game (1931)Starring: Edmund Gwenn and Jill EsmondTwo families-- one wealthy, one poor-- battle over land in this saga.

Rich and Strange (1932)Starring: Henry Kendall and Joan BarryA leisurely trip around the world for a wealthy couple is interrupted by a shipwreck.

Number 17 (1932)Starring: Leon M. Lion and Anne GreyThis comic thriller follows the escapades of a luckless hobo who happens on a thief's hidden fortune.

The Man Who Knew Too Much (1934)Starring: Leslie Banks and Edna BestPolitical adventure-thriller of an American couple caught in an assassination plot later remade by Hitchcock himself.

The 39 Steps (1935)Starring: Madeleine Carroll and Robert DonatSpies, murder and mistaken identity combine in this espionage thriller.

Secret Agent (1936)Starring: Madeleine Carroll and John GielgudTension-filled thriller explores spies in the English countryside.

Sabotage (1936)Starring: Sylvia Sidney and Oscar HomolkaThis comic thriller features a theater cashier who suspects her husband is a terrorist.

Young and Innocent (1937)Starring: Derrick DeMarney and Nova PilbeamA man accused of an actress' murder is aided by a young woman in clearing his name.

The Lady Vanishes (1938)Starring: Margaret Lockwood and Michael RedgraveA woman is drawn into a web of intrigue when her companion on a train disappears.

Jamaica Inn (1939)Starring: Charles Laughton and Maureen O'HaraSuspenseful melodrama focuses on daring orphan who uncovers smugglers' ring.

Rebecca (1940)Starring: Laurence Olivier and Joan FontaineAdaptation of Daphne Du Maurier's famous novel of a couple tormented by the presence of the husband's dead wife.

Foreign Correspondent (1940)Starring: Joel McCrea and Laraine DayAn unsuspecting crime reporter gets swept up in an international espionage conspiracy in this fast-paced adventure.

Mr. and Mrs. Smith (1941)Starring: Carole Lombard and Robert MontgomeryHilarious screwball comedy about the merry mishaps that befall a couple after they discover they weren't legally married.

Suspician(1941)Starring: Cary Grant and Joan FontaineSubtle suspense and fine-drawn tension in this mystery of a wealthy woman who suspects her playboy husband wants to murder her.
Saboteur (1942)Starring: Priscilla Lane and Robert CummingsFalse accusations of murder and sabotage leads to some surprising consequences in this chilling film.

Shadow of a doubt(1943)Starring: Joseph Cotten and Teresa WrightWoman suspects her loving uncle of murder. Hitchcock's own personal favorite.

Bon Voyage & Aventure Malgache (1944)Starring: John BlytheDirected by Hitchcock for the war effort in Britain during WWII, this pair of short films details a British pilot behind enemy lines.

Lifeboat (1944)Starring: Tallulah Bankhead and William BendixPsychological thriller about survivors trapped on a lifeboat with limited supplies. Features nail biting suspense and fine performances.

Spellbound (1945)Starring: Ingrid Bergman and Gregory PeckAn amnesiac impersonating a famous psychologist. The doctor who wants to save him-- even if he is guilty of murder.

Notorius(1946)Starring: Cary Grant and Ingrid BergmanA classic tale of love and betrayal-- an FBI agent must send the woman heloves to seduce a Nazi conspirator.

The Paradine Case (1947)Starring: Gregory Peck and Alida ValliCourtroom melodrama about a lawyer who falls for his client.

Rope (1948)Starring: James Stewart and Farley GrangerCompelling tale of murder between friends, famed for its basis on Leopold & Loeb case and experimental cinematography.

Under Capricorn (1949)Starring: Ingrid Bergman and Joseph CottenPeriod drama details saga of an English lady who falls in love with her cousin.

Stage fright(1950)Starring: Jane Wyman and Marlene DietrichDrama student accused of murder must battle to prove her own innocence.

Strangers on a train(1951)Starring: Farley Granger and Ruth RomanA must-see classic, this tale of strangers who take on each other's murders builds to a nail-biting climax.

I Confess(1953)Starring: Montgomery Clift and Anne BaxterThoughtful character study of a priest who hears a murderer's confession-- only to fall under suspicion himself.

Dial M for Murder(1954)Starring: Ray Milland and Grace KellyAn heiress and her husband's oh-so-perfect plot to kill her make up this taut thriller.

Rear window(1954)Starring: James Stewart and Grace KellyOne of the Master's finest-- a photographer laid up with a broken leg finds himself caught up in his neighbors' lives-- and one of their murders.

To Catch a Thief (1955)Starring: Grace Kelly and Cary GrantRomance and intrigue combine in a seaside resort when a reformed jewel thief is suspected of a rash of burglaries.

The Trouble with Harry (1955)Starring: Edmund Gwenn and John ForsytheIn this black comedy, a small town has a big problem-- a body that won't stay put.

The wrong man(1956)Starring: Henry Fonda and Vera MilesIt's noir à la Hitchcock in this stark, gritty tale of a wrongly-accused jazz musician.

The Man Who Knew Too Much (1956)Starring: James Stewart and Doris DayHitchcock's edge-of-your-seat remake of his own 1934 movie involves Americans caught up in an assassination plot.

Vertigo by alfred Hitchcock (1958)Starring: James Stewart and Kim NovakConsidered Hitchcock's masterpiece-- caught in a never-ending spiral of deception and obsession, a private detective must discover the truth behind the death of the woman he loved.

North by Northwest (1959)Starring: Cary Grant and Eva Marie SaintHeart-stopping suspense abound in this tale of an innocent man mistaken for a notorious spy.

Phsyco by Alfred Hitchcock(1960)Starring: Anthony Perkins and Janet LeighThe seminal horror film of a young man tormented by his past-- and his mother.

The Birds (1963)Starring: Rod Taylor and Tippi HedrenTerror strikes out of nowhere when birds begin mysteriously attacking anyone and anything in their way.

Marnie (1964)Starring: Sean Connery and Tippi HedrenA beautiful kleptomaniac and the man who loves her clash in this psychological thriller.

Torn Curtain (1966)Starring: Paul Newman and Julie AndrewsBewildering his wife, friends, and colleagues, an American physicist defects-- or does he?

Topaz (1969)Starring: John Forsythe and Frederick StaffordDanger and intrigue abound in this complex espionage thriller.

Frenzy (1972)Starring: Jon Finch and Barry FosterThe Master at his most shocking in this black comedy about a series of strangulations.

Family Plot (1976)Starring: Karen Black and Bruce DernA phony psychic faces off with a jewel thief in this thriller/comedy.

Quentin Tarantino

Quentin Jerome Tarantino (born March 27, 1963) is an American film director, screenwriter, producer, cinematographer and actor. In the early 1990s he was an independent filmmaker whose films used nonlinear storylines and aestheticization of violence. His films include My Best Friend's Birthday (1987), Reservoir Dogs (1992), Pulp Fiction (1994), Jackie Brown (1997), Kill Bill (Vol. 1, 2003; Vol. 2, 2004), Death Proof (2007) and Inglourious Basterds (2009). His films have earned him Academy, Golden Globe, BAFTA and Palme d'Or Awards and he has been nominated for Emmy and Grammy Awards. In 2007, Total Film named him the 12th greatest director of all-time.