... mystery with a galaxy of stars. The stars themselves (Janet Leigh, Vera Miles, and Anthony Perkins) were of a younger generation than the top stars Hitchcock had previously employed for his films. Posters for Psycho featured a very lightly dressed Leigh wearing only a brassiere and slip. Hitchcock established a policy whereby viewers would not be permitted into the theatre once the film had begun ... from the actual crime. Questions as to the specifics were left unanswered, and it was up to the viewer's imagination to wonder about the brutal details. Beyond the reputation his films carr...

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... before Du Maurier in 1899. "Rebecca", the movie, was produced by David O. Selznick who also made the movie "Gone With The Wind". It was the first of very many great films by Hitchcock. The book and the movie were gothic thrillers. This was the only movie that got a four star rating. Daphne Du Maurier wrote several other books that were very ... Scapegoat" (1957) was made into a movie in 1959. One of mother's favorite movies "The Birds" was a movie made from Du Maurier's short story "The Birds" (1952). It was a very scary horror movie in 1963. "Vanishing Cornwall" (1967) became a movie i...

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... after the film had started. This decree was enforced by uniformed Pinkerton guards. Audiences assumed that something horrible would happen in the first few minutes and was constantly held in horror and suspense. By now, the audience would be looking for and expecting something strange to happen and would have a heightened sensitivity to the mysterious presentation of the scene. The parlor ... at the thought, which arouses audience curiosity and suspense at such a strange, insensitive reaction from him. "I guess it's nothing to talk about while you're eating". Norman also raises the film...

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