Are you familiar with Alfred Hitchcock? He is one of the great English film directors.
No I havent heard of him. What movies did he make?
(1955–1965).
Born in Leytonstone, Essex, Hitchcock entered the film industry in 1919 as a title card designer after training as a technical clerk and copy writer for a telegraph-cable company. He made his directorial debut with the silent film "The Pleasure Garden" (1925). His first successful film, "" (1927), helped to shape the thriller genre, while his 1929 film, "Blackmail", was the first British "". Two of his 1930s thrillers, "The 39
Hitchcock version was about 20 percent Buchan and 80 percent Hitchcock. Our goal was to turn it around and make the film 80 percent Buchan and 20 percent invention." Smith chose Sharp to direct "because he's one of Britain's best action adventure directors and he was familiar with the period."
Robert Powell was cast in part because of his success in the mini series "Jesus of Nazareth". The script did add a romantic interest for Hannay, played by Karen Dotrice. "You can't make a