The Films of Alfred Hitchcock - Answers

Published: Wednesday 6th July 2011
  1. Which film released in 1927 became Hitchcock's first commercial success? "The Lodger [A Story of London Fog]".
  2. Which Hitchcock film made in 1929 is often citied as being the first British feature with sound? "Blackmail".
  3. Which Hitchcock film won the Oscar for Best Film in 1940? "Rebecca".
  4. Which producer persuaded Hitchcock to move to the USA? David O Selznick.
  5. Hitchcock never received the Oscar for Best Director, but how many times was he nominated? Five ["Rebecca" (1940), "Lifeboat" (1944), "Spellbound" (1945), "Rear Window" (1954) and "Psycho" (1960).
  6. What was the title of Hitchcock's final film made in 1976? "The Family Plot".
  7. What was the first Hitchcock film to be made in colour? "Rope".
  8. Who starred as Marion Crane in the 1960 Hitchcock movie "Psycho"? Janet Leigh.
  9. Who stars as an injured photographer who believes he witnesses a murder in Hitchcock's "Rear Window? James Stewart.
  10. Which James Bond actor stars in the 1964 Hitchcock film "Marnie"? Sean Connery.
  11. Hitchcock often featured famous landmarks in the climax of his films, which landmarks were featured in the following, [a] "Blackmail" , [b] "Saboteur" and [c] "North by Northwest" [a] British Museum, [b] The Statue of Liberty and [c] Mount Rushmore.
  12. Who wrote the short story that Hitchcock's "The Birds" was based? Daphne Du Maurier.
  13. Which Hitchcock film of 1935 was remade by the director in 1956? "The Man Who Knew Too Much".
  14. Who starred opposite Cary Grant in Hitchcock's "To Catch a Thief"? Grace Kelly.
  15. What award did Hitchcock receive from the Queen in the 1980 New Year's Honours? A Knighthood [Knight Commander of the Order of the British Empire].
  16. Who played the title role in the 1940 Hitchcock film "Rebecca"? No-one [Rebecca died before the start of the film].
  17. What was the only film that Hitchcock made with Marlene Dietrich? "Stagefright".
  18. Name the FOUR films made by Hitchcock starring Cary Grant "Suspicion", "Notorious", "To Catch a Thief" and "North by Northwest".
  19. What was the title of Hitchcock's TV series? Alfred Hitchcock Presents.
  20. In which year did Hitchcock die? [April 28th] 1980.

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