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Author_Joseph W. Smith
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films
Hitchcock
Product details
- ISBN 9780786444878
- Weight: 308g
- Dimensions: 152 x 229mm
- Publication Date: 30 Sep 2009
- Publisher: McFarland & Co Inc
- Publication City/Country: US
- Product Form: Paperback
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An examination of the groundbreaking 1960 film directed by Alfred Hitchcock, including the story's origins in real-life graverobber Ed Gein. The book presents material from the script and how it was adapted from Robert Bloch's novel; details of the film's production, particularly the shower scene and other technical difficulties; actors and the challenges of their roles; extended literary analysis of the film covering such devices as irony, symbol, theme, motif and foil; and the film's effect on audiences. Features 16 photographs, notes, bibliography and index.
Joseph W. Smith III is a teacher, journalist and public speaker in Pennsylvania.
