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Aug 2024
39m 36s

Alfred Hitchcock: Killers, Auteurs, and ...

Double Elvis Productions
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Alfred Hitchcock grew up on murder. He was the OG crime junkie; obsessed with true stories of stranglers, bodysnatchers, necrophiliacs, and serial killers. He was also afraid – not so much with these ghoulish figures, but of authority, the dark, crowds, and of being alone. He channeled his obsessions and his fears into some of the greatest movies of all time ... Show More
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