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Hitchcock Flashcards

Train yourself to recognize Alfred Hitchcock's films, understand their plots, and recall their star actors.

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When and where was Hitchcock born?

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  • August, 1899
  • in London, England
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When and where did Hitchcock die?

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  • April, 1980
  • in Los Angeles, CA
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What would Hitchcock wear everyday on the set?

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a suit and tie

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In how many of his films did Hitchcock make a cameo appearance?

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  • 34
  • he was also the prologue narrator for The Wrong Man (1956)
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What would Hitchcock do when finished with a cup of tea on set?

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throw it over his shoulder and let it break

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What was Hitchcock’s favorite film?

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Der müde Tod (Destiny, 1921) directed by Fritz Lang

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What was Hitchcock’s favorite film he directed?

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Shadow of a Doubt (1943)

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What did Hitchcock consider the most important part of the filmmaking process?

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screenwriting

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In addition to his fear of the police, what other phobia did Hitchcock possess?

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fear of eggs

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How many of Hitchcock’s films were nominated for Academy Awards?

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16

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What is the Vertigo effect?

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  • an effect Hitchcock invented
  • also called a dolly zoom
  • invented while filming the movie Vertigo (1958)
  • achieved by moving the camera in the opposite direction that the lens is zooming
  • e.g., moving the camera back and zooming in

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How many Hitchcock films featured James Stewart?

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  • four
  • Rope (1948)
  • Rear Window (1954)
  • The Man Who Knew Too Much (1956)
  • Vertigo (1958)
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Who was James Stewart’s co-star in Rear Window (1954)?

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Grace Kelly

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For what award was Janet Leigh nominated for her role inPsycho (1960)?

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the Best Supporting Actress Academy Award

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What did Hitchcock famously say about the writing and shooting aspects of the filmmaking process?

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“When you finish the script, the film is perfect. But in shooting it you lose perhaps 40 percent of your original conception.”

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How long did Hitchcock say a film should be?

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“The length of a film should be directly related to the endurance of the human bladder.”

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How many of Hitchcock’s films were nominated for Best Picture Academy Awards?

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  • four
  • Rebecca (1940; won)
  • Foreign Correspondent (1940)
  • Spellbound(1945)
  • Suspicion (1941)
18
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In Psycho (1960), who kills Marion Crane?

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Norman Bates’s mother

19
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What does L. B. Jeffries (James Stewart) see his neighbor do in Rear Window (1954)

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kill his own wife

20
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What affliction does John Ferguson (James Stewart) suffer from in Vertigo (1958)?

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acrophobia (the fear of heights)

21
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In reference to North by Northwest (1959), what did writer Ernest Lehman say he wanted to write?

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“The Hitchcock picture to end all Hitchcock pictures”

22
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In one of the most famous scenes in North by Northwest (1959) what chases main character Roger Thornhill (Cary Grant) across a barren landscape?

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an airplane

23
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What is a “MacGuffin?”

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  • something that the plot of the film revolves around but is not thecenter of the action
  • e.g., the $40,000 in Psycho or “government secrets” in North by Northwest
  • coined by Angus MacPhail, a friend of Hitchcock’s who wrote The Wrong Man (1956) and Spellbound (1945)
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What is a “red herring?”

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  • a device whichdeliberatelydiverts the audience from the truth or something significant
  • e.g., presenting Norman Bates’ mother as the killer in Psycho
25
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Who is Norman Bates?

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  • played by Anthony Perkins
  • the owner of the Bates motel in Psycho (1960)
  • a character dominated by his mother
26
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Who is Melanie Daniels?

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  • played by Tippi Hedren
  • the main character in The Birds (1963)
27
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What is the plot of The Birds (1963)?

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A small town in the San Francisco area is unexpectedly subjected to widespread violent bird attacks.

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What is the plot of North by Northwest (1959)?

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A New York executive is mistaken for a government agent by a group of foreign spies. He is relentlessly pursued across the country and must fight to survive.

29
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Who wrote the story that is the basis for Hitchcock’s Lifeboat (1944)?

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John Steinbeck

30
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What is the plot and who are the leads of Notorious (1946)?

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Alicia Huberman (Ingrid Bergman) is recruted by T. R. Devlin (Cary Grant) to spy on a group of Germans living in Brazil after World War II.

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What was Hitchcock’s last film?

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  • Family Plot (1976)
  • it starred Blanche Tyler and George Lumley
32
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What was Alfred Hitchcock Presents?

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  • half hour television show
  • hosted by Hitchcock
  • ran 1955-1962; replaced by The Alfred Hitchcock Hour, 1962-1965
  • stories of horror, suspense, and mystery
33
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What are Hitchcock’s nicknames?

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  • Hitch
  • The Master of Suspense
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What is Psycho?

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  • 1960
  • screenplay by Joseph Stephano
  • stars: Anthony Perkins and Janet Leigh
  • plot: an embezzling secretary hides out in a motel
  • nominated for Best Director Academy Award
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What is Rear Window?

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  • 1954
  • stars James Stewart & Grace Kelly
  • written by John Michael Hayes
  • plot: a photographer in a wheelchair spies on his neighbors and views one of them commit murder
  • based on the short story “It Had to Be Murder”
36
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What is The 39 Steps?

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  • 1935
  • stars Robert Donat and Madeleine Carrol
  • plot: a London man is wrongfully accused of killing a government agent and flee from spies
  • based on the John Buchan novel The Thirty-Nine Steps
  • adapted to a stage play in 2005
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What is Rebecca?

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  • 1940
  • stars Laurence Olivier and Joan Fontaine
  • plot: a young woman marries a rich widower but finds his wife is still has power over him
  • won Best Picture and Best Cinematography Academy Awards
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What is Vertigo?

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  • 1958
  • stars James Stewart and Kim Novak
  • plot: a San Francisco detective suffering from a crippling fear of heights becomes obsessed with the woman he is hired to investigate
  • based on the 1954 Boileau-Narcejac novel D’entre les morts (The Living and the Dead), which was written specifically for Hitchcock to direct the film adaptation
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How many of Hitchcock’s films were nominated for Best Director Academy Awards?

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  • five
  • Rebecca (1940)
  • Lifeboat (1944)
  • Spellbound(1945)
  • Rear Window (1954)
  • Psycho (1960)

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